chief (tribal leader)
Found in 883 Collections and/or Records:
Letter from Lewis Ross to Chief John Ross, April 6, 1838
Letter from Lewis Ross to Chief John Ross reporting of Seminole Delegation and frauds going on in disbursement of money. (Moulton). Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on three pages. Folder 332
Letter from Lewis Ross to Chief John Ross, April 20, 1838
Letter from Lewis Ross to Chief John Ross endorsing proposal in Chief John Ross' letter of April 4 (or possibly April 5), but expressing no hope it will succeed. (Moulton) One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto. Folder 340
Letter from Lewis Ross to his son, Henry C. Ross concerning his visit to Henry's school in July. Henry is to give a Cherokee Speech, and other family members will be there, June 27, 1864
Folder 19
Letter from Lewis Ross to his son, Henry C. Ross who is in school, with personal greetings and five dollars enclosed. , April 19, 1864
Folder 12
Letter from Lewis W. Hildebrand to Chief John Ross, March 10, 1838
Letter from Lewis W. Hildebrand to Chief John Ross, reporting arrival in Washington with petition bearing 15,665 signatures. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on two pages. Folder 316
Inscription(s)
Inscribed in ink, "Copy of a letter from Lewis W. Hildebrand March 10, 1838"
Letter from Lorenzo De Lana to Chief John Ross, April 21, 1842
Letter from Lorenzo De Lana, Park Hill. Who has requested establishment of mail route to Evansville, Ark. to Chief John Ross. One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto. Folder 855
Letter from M. C. Washburn to Chief John Ross, August 7, 1839
Letter from M. C. Washburn, Eliza Butler, William Potter, and Samuel A. Worcester (white ministers), Park Hill, to Chief John Ross and John Brown. Offering to mediate the Cherokee difficulties. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on two pages. Folder 617
Letter from M. St. Clair Clarke to Thomas H. Crawford, June 12, 1840
Letter from M. St. Clair Clarke, attorney for Chief John Ross, to Thomas H. Crawford, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, asking when examination of a Cherokee claim (See Folders of May 18, 1840) will begin. One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto. Folder 722
Letter from M. Stokes to Chief John Ross, June 25, 1839
Letter by M. Stokes, Cherokee Agent, to Ross, other chiefs, and headmen of Cherokee emigrants. He was disturbed by 'late transactions in the Nation' and "violent measures"; refers to report of Council dated June 21. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on two pages. Folder 569
Letter from M. Stokes to John Jolly, John Brown, and Joseph Vann, Principle Chiefs, September 1, 1836
Letter from Sub-Agent M. Stoke to John Jolly, John Brown, and Joseph Vann, Principle Chiefs, enclosing a claim (not found). (OS) Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on two pages. Folder 193