Cherokee Nation -- tsalagi ayeli -- tsalagiyi
Found in 412 Collections and/or Records:
Letter from Samuel Adair to Chief John Ross, December 8, 1858
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
Letter from Secretary of War William H. Crawford to Return J. Meigs, March 2, 1816
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'
Letter from Smith Christie, Thomas Pegg, and William Potter Ross to Brigadier General McNeil, November 27, 1863
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
Letter from Son of William Wirt to Chief John Ross, 1797 - 1897
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
Letter from Soup Watts to Captain John Kogan, April 14, 1845
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
Letter from Spencer Jarnagin to John Ross, November 17, 1825
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
Letter from Suntadegi to Chief John Ross, April 3, 1834
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
Letter from Thomas L. McKenney to Charles Hicks, March 29, 1825
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
Letter from Thomas W. Harris, Esquire to Chief John Ross, May 5, 1831
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
Letter from W. B. Rogers to Mr. Wm Robinson concerning little pony, December 1, 1885
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