presidents
Found in 60 Collections and/or Records:
Letter from George Lowrey to General Matthew Arbuckle, July 15, 1839
Draft copy of letter from George Lowrey, President, and George Guess, Vice President, Illinois Camp Ground to General Matthew Arbuckle. Regarding Committee to call on the General. One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto and verso. Folder 587
Inscription(s)
Inscribed in ink, "Copy of a letter"
Letter from Joel R. Poinsett to Chief John Ross, August 12, 1837
Letter from Joel R. Poinsett [delivered by Sherburne] to Chief John Ross. President 'has no control over Treaty, and no alternative but its enforcement.' Sherburne hopes to induce the Cherokee through the influence of Chiefs to remove peaceably. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 240
Letter from John B. Luce to Chief John Ross, May 29, 1861
Letter from John B. Luce to Chief John Ross reporting that President Davis has name General McCulloch to take charge of Southern Forces on Western border. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on three pages. Folder 1105
Letter from John Lowry to President James Madison, February 19, 1816
Letter from John Lowry to President James Madison. Lowry asked for equal treatment with white soldiers and their families for war services. (Two Photostats of document are in folder 5b) One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto and verso. Folder 5
Letter from Joseph Vann to John Ross, November 14, 1842
Letter from Joseph Vann, President and D. J. Bell, Secretary, of National Committee to Ross. Lists associate and district judges elected. (Moulton). One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto. Folder 881
Letter from N. St. Clair Clarke to Chief John Ross, August 22, 1840
Letter from M. St. Clair Clarke, President, to Chief John Ross, Philadelphia. "Has ordered the A/T to be reopened, but I cannot find out to what extent." One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto and verso. Folder 744
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 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 recto.
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 W. L. Marcy to Chief John Ross, August 14, 1845
Letter from W. L. Marcy, Secretary of War, to Ross & Headmen of the Nation. Conveying President's request for an accounting to prove that school and orphan food moneys have not been used to defray ordinary national expenses. One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto. Folder 971