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Cherokee Nation -- tsalagi ayeli -- tsalagiyi

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 412 Collections and/or Records:

Letter from Samuel Adair to Chief John Ross, December 8, 1858

 Item — Folder 1053: [Barcode: 187.1053]
Identifier: 4026.1225
Description

Letter from Samuel Adair to Chief John Ross, Park Hill; seeking expulsion of White family brought into Nation as croppers. One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto and verso. Folder 1053

Dates: December 8, 1858

Letter from Secretary of War William H. Crawford to Return J. Meigs, March 2, 1816

 Item — Folder 7: [Barcode: 187.7]
Identifier: 4026.21
Description

Letter from William H. Crawford, Secretary of War, to Return J. Meigs, Cherokee Indian Agent. This letter also contains instructions to President Andrew Jackson regarding removal of intruders upon Indian lands. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto. Folder 7



Inscription(s)

The number 16 is written in pencil on the back. There is a watermark on the inside of the document of a dove, olive branch, and 'Amy's'

Dates: March 2, 1816

Letter from Smith Christie, Thomas Pegg, and William Potter Ross to Brigadier General McNeil, November 27, 1863

 Item — Folder 1202: [Barcode: 187.1202]
Identifier: 4026.1401a.1-9
Description

Letter from Smith Christie, Thomas Pegg, and William Potter Ross to Brigadier General McNeil reciting engagements participated in by Indian regiments, conditions in the Cherokee Nation, and seeking permission to raise a regiment of mounted men. Folded sheets of paper with handwritten text in ink on ten pages. Folder 1202

Dates: November 27, 1863

Letter from Son of William Wirt to Chief John Ross, 1797 - 1897

 Item — Folder 716: [Barcode: 187.716]
Identifier: 4026.1911.1
Description

Letter from son of William Wirt to Chief John Ross. Regarding claim for services rendered to the Cherokee Nation prior to his death in 1834. Two folded sheets of paper with handwritten text in ink on eight pages. Folder 716

Dates: 1797 - 1897

Letter from Soup Watts to Captain John Kogan, April 14, 1845

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 30
Identifier: 3826.1283
Description

Letter from Soup Watts in Vian, Cherokee Nation, to Captain John Kogan in Fort Smith, Arkansas, listing the heads of families not included in a former schedule. They also agree to establish a depot on "Sallisaw at Richard Benge's, directly on the Whiskey Road." Folder 30

Dates: April 14, 1845

Letter from Spencer Jarnagin to John Ross, November 17, 1825

 Item — Folder 18: [Barcode: 187.18]
Identifier: 4026.32
Description

Letter from Spencer Jarnagin. to Chief John Ross concerning Peggy Shorry claim. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on two pages. Folder 18

Dates: November 17, 1825

Letter from Suntadegi to Chief John Ross, April 3, 1834

 Item — Folder 93: [Barcode: 187.93]
Identifier: 4026.136
Description

Letter from Suntadegi to Chief John Ross, R. Taylor, Daniel McCoy, John Timson, and Hair Conrad; Cherokee Delegation. Describing forced enrollment, and seizure of his lands by a white man. Attested by Evan Jones regarding McCrory. One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto and verso. Folder 93

Dates: April 3, 1834

Letter from Thomas L. McKenney to Charles Hicks, March 29, 1825

 Item — Folder 16: [Barcode: 187.16]
Identifier: 4026.30-.1
Description

Letter from Thomas L. McKenney, Comm. of Indian Affairs, to Charles Hicks. Regarding medal for Sequoyah, care of David Brown, and President's message to Congress. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on three pages. Folder 16

Dates: March 29, 1825

Letter from Thomas W. Harris, Esquire to Chief John Ross, May 5, 1831

 Item — Folder 56: [Barcode: 187.56]
Identifier: 4026.92-.2
Description

Letter from Thomas W. Harris, Esquire to Chief John Ross concerning attorney fees. Two sheets of paper. One sheet is folded with handwritten text in ink on four pages. One is a single sheet of paper that has handwritten text in ink on the recto and verso. Folder 56

Dates: May 5, 1831

Letter from W. B. Rogers to Mr. Wm Robinson concerning little pony, December 1, 1885

 Item — Folder 531: [Barcode: 61.531]
Identifier: 4026.3521
Description

W. B. Rogers wrote to William G. Robinson and asked for him to give his little girl pony to Mr. Daley who had promised to bring it up. Letter signed W. B. Rogers. Folder 531

Dates: December 1, 1885