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Cherokee

 Subject
Subject Source: Gilcrease Culture Terms

Found in 3726 Collections and/or Records:

Letter from Araminta Ann Ross to Chief John Ross, January 19, 1838

 Item — Folder 290: [Barcode: 187.290]
Identifier: 4026.518-.1
Description

Letter from Araminta Ann Ross at the Lawrenceville Female Seminary to her uncle Chief John Ross. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on two pages. Folder 290

Dates: January 19, 1838

Letter from Araminta Ann Ross to Chief John Ross, February 8, 1838

 Item — Folder 300: [Barcode: 187.300]
Identifier: 4026.525-.1
Description

Letter from Araminta Ann Ross at the Lawrenceville Female Seminary to her uncle Chief John Ross. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on three pages. Folder 300

Dates: February 8, 1838

Letter from Arminta (Chief John Ross' niece) to Chief John Ross, October 9, 1837

 Item — Folder 251: [Barcode: 187.251]
Identifier: 4026.475-.1
Description

Letter from Arminta [Chief John Ross' niece] to Chief John Ross in Baltimore. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on two pages. Folder 251

Dates: October 9, 1837

Letter from Assistant Adjacent General of the War Department Thomas Vincent to Commander of the Arkansas District Major General J. J. Reynolds., February 15, 1865

 Item — Folder 1272A: [Barcode: 187.1272A]
Identifier: 4027.1510
Description

Letter from Assistant Adjacent General of the War Department Thomas Vincent to Commander of the Arkansas District Major General J. J. Reynolds at Little Rock authorizing Colonel William A. Phillips to muster out Indian Troops when "conducive to the Public Service." One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto and verso. Folder 1272A

Dates: February 15, 1865

Letter from Attorney General of the U.S. William Wirt to John C. Calhoun, Secretary of State, April 2, 1824

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 14
Identifier: 5126.475
Description

A Letter of Opinion from Attorney General of the United States William Wirt to John C. Calhoun, Secretary of State. He explains why the Cherokee Nation cannot tax traders licensed by the United States government as they have the "sole and exclusive right of regulating" trade. Folder 14

Dates: April 2, 1824

Letter from attorney George C. Thomas to John Drew, October 10, 1850

 Item — Folder 168: [Barcode: 61.168]
Identifier: 4026.1702
Description

Letter from attorney George C. Thomas in Washington to John Drew in Fort Gibson concerning Bounty Lands for War of 1812 Cherokee veterans. Letter refers to pamphlet 5126.188-.3. Folder 168

Dates: October 10, 1850

Letter from attorney George C. Thomas to John Drew, October 1850

 Item — Folder 169: [Barcode: 61.169]
Identifier: 4026.1703
Description

Letter from attorney George C. Thomas in Washington to John Drew in Fort Gibson concerning Bounty Lands for War of 1812 Cherokee veterans and Florida War Creek Veterans. Folder 169

Dates: October 1850

Letter from Ayugui to Cherokee Delegation concerning land seizure, April 3, 1834

 Item — Folder 95: [Barcode: 187.95]
Identifier: 4026.128
Description

Letter from Ayugui to Cherokee Delegation concerning land seizure. Mentions Joel McCrory. Attested to by J. D. Wofford. One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto and verso. Folder 95

Dates: April 3, 1834

Letter from B. F. Curret to Elbert Herring, August 20, 1835

 Item — Folder 152: [Barcode: 187.152]
Identifier: 4026.202
Description

Letter from B. F. Curret, Cherokee Agent for Emigration, to Elbert Herring, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, concerning James Martin's escape after arrest and Lieutenant Hooper's responsibility. (Several attachments not found) Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on three pages. Folder 152

Dates: August 20, 1835

Letter from B. Holmes to Richard Drew, May 7, 1853

 Item — Folder 141: [Barcode: 61.141]
Identifier: 4026.1676.87
Description

Letter requests that Richard Drew pay back the $40.00 loaned to him by B. Holmes. Holmes asks for money to be repaid by draft from any merchant in Fort Smith and to be notified to an address in New Orleans. Folder 141

Dates: May 7, 1853