John Ridge
Found in 24 Collections and/or Records:
Resolution of Cherokee General Council to Chief John Ross, July 18, 1830
Resolution of Cherokee General Council instructing Chief John Ross to institute legal proceedings against Georgia, and authorizing him to engage and pay counsel. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 37
Resolution of Cherokee Nation Council Concerning the Documents Used in Cherokee Controversy, July 17, 1830
Resolution from the Cherokee Nation Council concerning certain documents used in Cherokee controversy signed by John Ridge, Lewis Ross, and William S. Coodey. Approved by Chief John Ross. Two folded sheets of paper with handwritten text in ink on seven pages. Folder 36
Resolution of National Committee and Council , October 31, 1831
Resolution of National Committee and Council authorizing Elias Boudinot to travel in U.S. to raise money for the Cherokee Phoenix. One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto and verso. Folder 65
The Removal of the Cherokee, circa 1927
Typescript of an essay titled "The Removal of the Cherokee" by John Madden. Describes how the comissioner J.F. Schermerhorn arranged the Treaty of 1835 in absence of Cherokee officers. By this treaty, the Cherokee Nation ceded to the U.S. all territory east of the Mississippi River. Includes history of the removal from June 1838 to March 1839. Folder 65