chief (tribal leader)
Found in 883 Collections and/or Records:
Letter from Silas D. Ross to Chief John Ross, June 13, 1840
Letter from son Silas D. Ross, at Lawrenceville, New Jersey, to Chief John Ross. Personal news. (Moulton) Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on three pages. Folder 724
Letter from Son of William Wirt to Chief John Ross, 1797 - 1897
Letter from son of William Wirt to Chief John Ross. Regarding claim for services rendered to the Cherokee Nation prior to his death in 1834. Two folded sheets of paper with handwritten text in ink on eight pages. Folder 716
Letter from Spencer Jarnagin to John Ross, November 17, 1825
Letter from Spencer Jarnagin. to Chief John Ross concerning Peggy Shorry claim. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on two pages. Folder 18
Letter from Stephen Foreman to Chief John Ross, September 26, 1838
Letter from Stephen Foreman to Chief John Ross concerning replacement for H. Conrad. One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto. Folder 445
Letter from Stone to Gilcrease looking forward to working on busts of chiefs and leading men, but will have to be clay because he has no wood large enough, December 1, 1947
Folder 52
Letter from Suntadegi to Chief John Ross, April 3, 1834
Letter from Suntadegi to Chief John Ross, R. Taylor, Daniel McCoy, John Timson, and Hair Conrad; Cherokee Delegation. Describing forced enrollment, and seizure of his lands by a white man. Attested by Evan Jones regarding McCrory. One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto and verso. Folder 93
Letter from Superintendent of Indian Affairs W. G. Coffin to Chief John Ross, September 22, 1864
Letter from Superintendent of Indian Affairs William G. Coffin at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas to Chief John Ross in Philadelphia reporting 5,000 bushels of corn cannot be delivered to Cherokee because capture of supply train at Cabin Creek has made teamster rates excessive. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on two pages. Folder 1256
Letter from Superintendent William Armstrong to Chief John Ross, July 8, 1839
Letter from Superintendent William Armstrong to Chief John Ross and others. Reporting alarm in Arkansas to which Treaty party members fled after killing of Major Ridge, and stating his intention to attend July 22 council. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 579
Letter from Superintendent William Armstrong to Chief John Ross, September 1, 1839
Letter from Superintendent William Armstrong to Chief John Ross and others. Armstrong will send Ross letter of Aug. 27 and Brown-Rodgers letter of Aug. 9 to Washington together with all related papers. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on two pages. Folder 629
Letter from Susan Nave to Chief John Ross, March 1, 1845
Power of attorney from Susan Nave to Ross. To pursue her reservation claim. (See March 1, 1845). Folder 949.