chief (tribal leader)
Found in 883 Collections and/or Records:
Clipping from New York Herald, April 6, 1886
Story on "Indian Lands." Folder 1335
Communication from Cherokee Delegation to President Andrew Johnson, January 31, 1866
Communication from Cherokee Delegation of Smith Christie, White Catcher, Daniel H. Ross, Thomas Pegg, S. H. Benge, and James McDaniel to President Andrew Johnson regarding loyalty of Chief John Ross and the Cherokee. Twenty one pages with handwritten text in ink. Folder 1298
Communication from Three Delaware Chiefs to Grand Council of Indian Nations on North Fork of Canadian River, June 9, 1861
Communication from three Delaware Chiefs to Grand Council of Indian Nations on North Fork of Canadian River urging neutrality in Civil War. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 1106
Copies of Endorsements to Acting Principal Chief Smith Christie letter of June 10, 17, & 18, 1864, June 17 & 18, 1864
Copies of endorsements to Acting Principal Chief Smith Christie letter of June 10, 17, & 18, 1864. One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto and verso. Folder 1235
Inscription(s)
Inscribed in ink on recto, "A Copy"
Copy of a Letter from Baron Roenne to the Mexican Charge D'Affairs Maria de Castillo Y Lanzas, March 6, 1835
A copy of a letter of introduction of Chief John Ross by Baron Roenne to Maria de Castillo Y Lanzas, the Mexican Charge D'Affairs. (See Chief John Ross letter to Roenne dated March 5th in Moulton) One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto and verso. Folder 139
Inscription(s)
Inscribed in ink on verso, "Copy of a letter"
Copy of Article from Cassville Pioneer about Chief John Ross' Arrest, November 13, 1835
Copy of Article from Cassville Pioneer reporting arrest of Chief John Ross and Payne by Georgia Guard. One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto. Folder 173A
Copy of Declaration of John Watts with Respect to an Island in Tennessee River Held Jointly with Chief John Ross, March 9, 1838
Copy of Declaration of John Watts with respect to an island in the Tennessee River held jointly with Chief John Ross before his removal west under the Treaty of 1817. One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto and verso. Folder 315
Copy of Instructions from Chief John Ross to Delegation Attending Intertribal Counsel, November 12, 1841
Copy of instructions from Chief John Ross and Andrew M. Vann to delegation attending council of Choctaw, Creek, and Cherokee Nations (Moulton) Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 786
Inscription(s)
Inscribed in ink, "ink"
Copy of Letter from Arkansas Governor Henry M. Rector to Chief John Ross, January 29, 1861
Copy of letter from Arkansas Governor Henry M. Rector to Chief John Ross seeking Cherokee to join seceding slave-holding states. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 1089
Inscription(s)
Inscribed in ink on recto, "A Copy"
Copy of Letter from Ben F. Currey to William S. Coody, July 7, 1836
Copy of letter from Ben F. Currey, Cherokee Agent for Emigration, to William S. Coody. Concerning Coody's repot that members of Congress acted in bad faith in advising Chief John Ross as to his course of action; mentions $10,000 paid to Chief John Ross. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on two pages. Folder 188
Inscription(s)
Inscribed in ink, "Copy"