John Ross Papers
Found in 1428 Collections and/or Records:
Letter from General Matthew Arbuckle to Chief John Ross, September 4, 1839
Letter from General Matthew Arbuckle to Chief John Ross and others. Holding that Order for George W. Adair and John D. Bell to appear before the Convention is not valid because their signing of the Treaty of New Echota in 1835 was "duly authorized." Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on three pages. Folder 630
Letter from General Matthew Arbuckle to Chief John Ross, September 21, 1839
Letter from General Matthew Arbuckle to Chief John Ross and others. Asking that protection be given to agents of contractors issuing subsistence at Adair's. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on three pages. Folder 638
Letter from General Matthew Arbuckle to Chief John Ross, September 28, 1839
Letter from General Matthew Arbuckle to Chief John Ross. Requesting that as chief he have persons charged with the Ridge-Boudinot murders delivered to Fort Gibson; otherwise military will do so; no violence is to be visited on Treaty Party members; failure to make union with John Brown regretted. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on three pages. Folder 654
Letter from General Matthew Arbuckle to Chief John Ross, September 23, 1838
Letter from General Matthew Arbuckle, Fort Gibson, to "Principal Chief of the Cherokees." Warning of Sac effort to enlist Osages in war against U.S. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on three pages. Folder 431
Letter from General Winfield Scott to Chief John Ross, November 14, 1838
Letter from Gen. Scott to Ross. Questioning $92,781.50 requisitions (Nov. 9) and referring same to Capt. John Page. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 492
Inscription(s)
Inscribed in ink, "Copy" in upper left corner on recto
Letter from General Winfield Scott to Chief John Ross , August 25, 1838
Letter from General Winfield Scott to Chief John Ross Committee in reply to their letter. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 406
Letter from General Winfield Scott to Committee, August 2, 1838
Letter from Scott to Committee (Cherokee Agents for emigration) fixing $15,880 as the estimated cost for emigration of 1000 Cherokees. Folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on two pages. Folder 388A
Letter from General Winfield Scott to George Lowry, June 19, 1838
Letter from General Winfield Scott, Commander of Cherokee Removal, to George Lowry and others granting request that migration to West be delayed beyond September 1, if they give him a written pledge (see June 19, 1838) that they will comply with 3 conditions. Folded sheet with handwritten text in ink on three pages. Folder 361
Letter from General Winfield Scott to John Ross, July 25, 1838
Letter from George A. McCall to Brigadier General Matthew Arbuckle, May 3, 1839
Letter from Captain George A. McCall to Brigadier General Matthew Arbuckle. Reporting investigation of Camp Illinois hostility incident; also mentioning Cherokee temperance resolution (4026.730). Sheets of paper with handwritten text in ink. Folder 543