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Found in 35 Collections and/or Records:

Handwritten document addressed to the United States Congress regarding Western Cherokees after Treaty of 1833, mid-19th century

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 63
Identifier: 4026.5290
Description

Handwritten complaint from the Western Cherokee tribe to the United States Senate and House of Representatives discussing the legislative treatment of the Eastern and Western Cherokee tribes in relation to Treaty of 1833 alongside the matter of forced removal and land costs. Discusses the Western Cherokee's land stolen by the Eastern Cherokee that was then sold to the U.S. government. Eighteen pages long. Folder 63

Dates: mid-19th century

Letter from Cherokee Delegation to George Graham, March 4, 1816

 Item — Folder 8: [Barcode: 187.8]
Identifier: 4026.23-.1
Description

Letter from Cherokee Delegation to George Graham, War Department. Regarding Cherokee-Creek boundary. (Moulton). Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on three pages. Folder 8

Dates: March 4, 1816

Letter from Chief John Ross and Edward Gunter to Joel Roberts Poinsett, June 15, 1838

 Item — Folder 357: [Barcode: 187.357]
Identifier: 4026.582-.1
Description

Letter from Delegation, Chief John Ross and Edward Gunter, signers, to Joel Roberts Poinsett, Secretary of War, Regarding his letter of May 18, asking what modifications the President is willing to grant under new law, and asking for a change in the persons adjusting claims. (Moulton) Folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on two pages. Folder 357

Dates: June 15, 1838

Letter from Duncan Campbell, James Meriwether, Thomas Radcock, and James Blair to Cherokee Chiefs, Headmen, and Warriors, January 20, 1823

 Item — Folder 13: [Barcode: 187.13]
Identifier: 4026.28
Description

Letter from Duncan Campbell and James Meriwether (United States Commissioners) and Thomas Radcock and James Blair (Georgia Commissioners) to Cherokee Chiefs, Headmen, and Warriors regarding failure of Cherokees to meet on January 15, 1823. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 13

Dates: January 20, 1823

Letter from H. T. Martin to John Drew concerning Old Settler claims and the killing of two Cherokees, May 7, 1860

 Item — Folder 272: [Barcode: 61.272]
Identifier: 4026.1800
Description

H. T. Martin wrote from Tahlequah to John Drew in Washington City. Martin asked Drew to pursue Old Settler claims under the 1846 Treaty. Killing of two Cherokees mentioned. Folder 272

Dates: May 7, 1860

Letter from James Barbour to Creek Nation, 1797 - 1897

 Item — Folder 18A: [Barcode: 187.18A]
Identifier: 4026.3045
Description

Article between James Barbour, Secretary of War, and the Creek Nation declaring the Creek Treaty of Indian Springs null and void (in fragment of letter discussing the same). Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on two pages. Folder 18A

Dates: 1797 - 1897

Letter from John Ross to Gales and Seaton, April 20, 1824

 Item — Folder 14: [Barcode: 187.14]
Identifier: 4026.29a-a.2
Description

Letter from John Ross, George Lowrey, Major Ridge, and Elijah Hicks, Cherokee Delegation, Washington City, to Gales and Seaton (National Intelligencer). Concerning dispossessing Indians of their lands. (Moulton) Sheets of paper with handwritten text in ink. Folder 14





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Written in pencil on 4026.29a.2 verso, "Chief Ross"

Dates: April 20, 1824

Letter from John Ross to Pierce M. Butler regarding Cherokee warriors entitled to pensions, August 30, 1842

 Item — Folder 55: [Barcode: 61.55]
Identifier: 4026.1601
Description

Letter from John Ross in Washington City to Pierce M. Butler who was the US agent for Cherokees. The letter transmits a list of Cherokee warriors who are entitled to pensions. Folder 55

Dates: August 30, 1842

Letter from Robert H. Hynds to General John Cocke, January 5, 1843

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 28
Identifier: 3826.1281
Description

Letter from Robert H. Hynds in Dandridge, Georgia, to General John Cocke, recollecting his journey to the Cherokee Nation in 1827. He went to negotiate a treaty for the cession of lands east of the Mississippi. Folder 28

Dates: January 5, 1843

Letter from William Wirt to Chief John Ross, August 9, 1830

 Item — Folder 41: [Barcode: 187.41]
Identifier: 4026.78-.1
Description

Letter from William Wirt to Chief John Ross regarding the Cherokee Case. (Resembles Moulton Vol. I, p. 196). Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 41

Dates: August 9, 1830