chief (tribal leader)
Found in 883 Collections and/or Records:
Letter from Arminta (Chief John Ross' niece) to Chief John Ross, October 9, 1837
Letter from Arminta [Chief John Ross' niece] to Chief John Ross in Baltimore. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on two pages. Folder 251
Letter from Barron and Irwin to Chief John Ross, August 1, 1834
Letter from Barron and Irwin to Chief John Ross at the Head of the Coosa recommending "to move for an attachment" where clerks and sheriffs have failed to enforce an injunction. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on three pages. Folder 120
Letter from Benjamin F. Butler, Secretary of War, to Chief John Ross, John Looney, and Others, February 24, 1837
Letter from Secretary of War Benjamin F. Butler to Chief John Ross, John Looney, and others. Refusing recognition of delegation. One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto and verso. Folder 213
Letter from Brigadier General Albert Pike to Chief John Ross, April 20, 1861
Letter from Brigadier General Matthew Arbuckle to Chief John Ross, May 8, 1839
Letter from Brigadier General Arbuckle to Chief John Ross. Asking parties to the Camp Illinois incident to appear at Fort Gibson. Letter also asks about 2 negro slaves. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on three pages. Folder 548
Letter from Brigadier General Matthew Arbuckle to Chief John Ross, May 15, 1839
Letter from Brigadier General Arbuckle to Chief John Ross. Reporting that Lieutenant Hammond was ordered to send Mosely to Fort Gibson regarding Camp Illinois incident, but that he found Mosely had fled to Georgia. One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto and verso. Folder 551
Letter from Brigadier General Matthew Arbuckle to Chief John Ross, May 16, 1838
Letter from Brigadier General Matthew Arbuckle to Chief John Ross referring to May 15 letter (4026.744) and adding 'there is no probability of a company of volunteers from Arkansas being sent into the Cherokee Nation in haste.' Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on two pages. Folder 551
Letter from Brigadier General Matthew Arbuckle to Chief John Ross, June 24, 1839
Letter from General Matthew Arbuckle to Chief John Ross. Reporting visit of friends of Ridge and Boudinot, their expectation that Chief John Ross will apprehend murderers, and rumor that they are at his house; also refers to Chiefs who will be at Fort Gibson and invites Ross to come. One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto and verso. Folder 567
Letter from Brigadier General Matthew Arbuckle to Chief John Ross, June 19, 1839
Letter from Arbuckle and Stokes to Chief John Ross. Transmitting letter of June 28 and warning of ill effects of rejection of proposition made by Old Settlers. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on three pages. Folder 571
Letter from Brigadier General Matthew Arbuckle to Chief John Ross, July 1, 1839
Letter from Arbuckle to Chief John Ross, George Lowrey, Gunter and Lewis Ross. Indicating his belief that Western Cherokee proposition is "substantially rejected" and urging its acceptance to restore "harmony and peace between the Cherokee people". Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 573