merchants -- merchant -- traders
Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:
Article torn from "Scribner's Magazine", "Double-Dealers in Art" by Thomas Craven, April 1938
Folder 452
Chaffee County Republican Newspaper, 1927
Chief John Ross, 1863
Sepia-colored portrait photograph of Chief John Ross. Man standing in studio setting with left arm resting against back of chair. Wearing formal suit and holding hat in right hand which is resting on right hip.
Inscription(s)
Inscribed, "Photograph of Chief John Ross by F. Gutekunst 704 and 706 Arch Street Philadelphia (no 14846) 1863." on verso
From Nancy C. Russell to Judge J. W. Bollinger, November 26, 1919
Letter from Attorney General of the U.S. William Wirt to John C. Calhoun, Secretary of State, April 2, 1824
A Letter of Opinion from Attorney General of the United States William Wirt to John C. Calhoun, Secretary of State. He explains why the Cherokee Nation cannot tax traders licensed by the United States government as they have the "sole and exclusive right of regulating" trade. Folder 14
Letter from John Hay to Lieutenant Governor Hamilton regarding trade with Indians discussing the character of the traders and the effects on the Indians, July 3, 1785
Letter from John Hay of Detroit to Lieutenant Governor Hamilton concerning trade with the Native Americans. The character of the traders and the subsequent effects of these character tendencies on the Native Americans is considered. Also, there is mention of "suspected persons" and military movements within the letter.
Letter from John Mason Jr. to John Ross, August 29, 1838
Letter from John Mason, Jr. to Chief John Ross. Proposing that he and Cherokee friends buy goods in East to save profit taken by Western Merchants. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four sides. Folder 410
Letter from Thomas N. Clark, Jr. to Chief John Ross, November 15, 1838
Letter from Thomas N. Clark, Jr., Tennessee Merchant, to Ross. Reporting purchase of carriage, baggage hack, and horses for Ross but recommending boat travel because detachments with rain will put roads in "shocking order"; also comments on "vultures of Indian money." (Moulton). Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on three pages. Folder 493
Newspaper clipping taken from the Calgary Daily Herald, September 24, 1925
The Horse Trade at the Price-Russell Ranch, late 19th century - early 20th century
Typed short narrative titled 'The Horse Trade at the Price-Russell Ranch'
