chief (tribal leader)
Found in 883 Collections and/or Records:
Letter from Creeks Residing in Cherokee Nation to Chief John Ross, August 12, 1837
Letter from Creeks residing in the Cherokee Nation to Chief John Ross asking help in resisting removal west. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on three pages. Folder 241.
Letter from D. L. Dalton to Cherokee Agent George Butler, August 27, 1859
Letter from D. L. Dalton in Washington to Cherokee Agent George Butler seeking biographical sketch of Chief John Ross in New American Cyclopedia. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on two pages. Folder 1056
Letter from Daniel H. Ross to Chief John Ross, July 7, 1864
Letter from Daniel H. Ross at Fort Gibson to Chief John Ross regarding fraud of McDonald and Company under contract for feeding Cherokee. (Moulton). Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 1240
Letter from David Greene to Chief John Ross, September 30, 1842
Letter from David Greene, Missionary House, Boston, to Chief John Ross, Park Hill. Accepting request to aid in purchase of a printing press for the Cherokee Nation made in Ross' letter of September 22 (See Moulton for text). Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 880
Letter from David McCoy to Chief John Ross, March 7, 1840
Letter from Daniel McCoy, Red Clay (West), to Chief John Ross, Washington City. Reporting position of Old Settler delegation that they own soil in new Nation. (Moulton) Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 711
Letter from David Vann to Chief John Ross, March 29, 1837
Letter from David Vann in Washington City to Chief John Ross in Princeton New Jersey regarding report Secretary of War will ask Chief John Ross to go to Florida. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on two pages. Folder 218A
Letter from E. M. Wirt to Chief John Ross, February 1, 1840
Letter from E. M. Wirt to Chief John Ross. Seeking payment of $10,000 due on order by Cherokee Chiefs (probably for legal services of William Wirt). Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on three pages. Folder 699
Letter from E. Y. Hancock to Chief John Ross, March 29, 1864
Letter from E. Y. Hancock in Quincy Illinois, Former teacher to Cherokee, to Chief John Ross inviting Chief John Ross to make fund-raising stop in Quincy Illinois on his return home. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 1212
Letter from Ed Harden to Chief John Ross, June 28, 1835
Letter from Ed Harden, Athens, Georgia, to Chief john Ross. Offering to attend meeting with United States Commissioners. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on two sides, inside is blank. Folder 146.
Letter from Ed Harden to Chief John Ross , July 22, 1837
Letter from Ed Herden to Chief John Ross regarding committee decision (July 8, 1837) to lower his fee. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 228