Arkansas
Found in 71 Collections and/or Records:
Copy of Letter from Lieutenant Colonel Kannady to Chief John Ross, May 15, 1861
Copy of letter from Lt. Col. Kannady to Chief John Ross asking if he intends to adhere to United States or Southern Confederacy; Kansas allegedly raising troops to operate west of Missouri and Arkansas. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on one page. Folder 1101
Inscription(s)
Inscribed in ink on recto, "A Copy"
Copy of Letter from Mark Bean and Six Others to Chief John Ross, May 9, 1861
Copy of letter from Mark Bean and 6 others in Boonsboro, Arkansas to Chief John Ross seeking to know how Chief John Ross will stand on North-South division. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on three pages. Folder 1099
Inscription(s)
Inscribed in ink on recto, "A Copy"
Copy of Letter of Introduction to Chief John Ross of Colonel Gaines, February 14, 1861
Copy of letter of introduction to Chief John Ross of Colonel Gaines, bearer of Arkansas Governor Henry M. Rector letter of January 29, 1861. One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto and verso. Folder 1095
Inscription(s)
Inscribed in ink on recto, "A Copy"
Copy of Remarks of Andrew Jackson, 1797 - 1897
Copy of remarks of President Andrew Jackson who with Joseph McMinn and David Meriwether negotiated the Cherokee Treaty of July 8, 1817. Sheets of paper with handwritten text in ink. There is a string attached to the document. Folder 11A
Demand by Cane Hill Independent Regulators to Captain George Bushyhead, and through him to John Ross, July 30, 1839
Demand by Cane Hill Independent Regulators (Ark.) to Captain George Bushyhead and through him to Chief John Ross to deliver Jack Nicholson, a 'Ross man' wanted for murder. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on three pages. Folder 611
Draft copy (fragment) of Chief John Ross to J. B. Jones letter, December 16, 1865
Draft copy (fragment) of Chief John Ross in Philadelphia to J. B. Jones letter. (See December 15, 1865) (Moulton). One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto and verso. Folder 1294
Draft Copy of Letter from Cherokee Delegation to Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton., March 27, 1865
Draft copy of letter from Cherokee Delegation to Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton requesting that Indian Territory remain in Department of Arkansas and not transferred to the Department of Missouri and Kansas. (Moulton). Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 1277
Draft Copy of Letter from Chief John Ross to 'Sister Sarah' (Stapler), April 30, 1864
Draft copy of letter from Chief John Ross in Washington City to 'Sister Sarah' (Stapler) referring to removal of General Blunt, suspension of Colonel Phillips, and placement of Indian Territory under Department of Arkansas, General Steel commanding. (Moulton). Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folders 1216
Empty envelope addressed to Colonel John Drew, late 19th century - early 20th century
Folder 612
Fragments of Drafts, 1797 - 1897
Fragments of drafts: one describing Mason negotiations; another the concluding page of a "Memorial of the Cherokee delegation to the President"; another stating "I cannot tell whether the Cherokees will go to Arkansas or anywhere" - ETC." all written before removal. Sheets of paper with handwritten text in ink on nine pages. Folder 498
Inscription(s)
Inscribed in ink, "A Copy"