Skip to main content

Cherokee Delegation

 Subject
Subject Source: Gilcrease Keywords
Scope Note: Authorities\John Ross\

Found in 197 Collections and/or Records:

Handwritten copy of letter from Cherokee Delegation to Senator James Harlan, May 22, 1871

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 41
Identifier: 3826.1287
Description

Handwritten copy of letter from Cherokee Delegation signed by W. P. Adair and C. N Vann to Senator James Harlan, Chairman of the U. S. Senate Indian Committee, regarding pricing of land to be sold by Cherokees, with references to the Treaties of 1866, 1867, and 1869. Folder 41

Dates: May 22, 1871

Handwritten copy of letter from Secretary of the Interior Columbus Delano to Cherokee Delegation, May 26, 1871

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 43
Identifier: 3826.1289
Description

Handwritten copy of letter from Secretary of the Interior Columbus Delano in Washington, D.C., to W. P. Adair and C. N. Vann of the Cherokee Delegation concerning pricing of Cherokee lands. He states that if the concerned parties do not agree, the price should be fixed by the President of the United States. Folder 43

Dates: May 26, 1871

Incomplete Copy of Letter from Cherokee Delegation to President Martin Van Buren, (November?) 14, 1840, Moulton v. 2 64

 Item — Folder 743: [Barcode: 187.743]
Identifier: 4026.909-.5
Description

Incomplete copy of letter (application) from Cherokee delegation to President Martin Van Buren. Concerning removal claim. (See Moulton for full text) Three folded sheets of paper with handwritten text in ink on twelve pages. Folder 743

Dates: (November?) 14, 1840, Moulton v. 2 64

Incomplete Draft of March 1838 Memorial and Petition to Congress, 1797 - 1897

 Item — Folder 324: [Barcode: 187.324]
Identifier: 4026.509-.3
Description

Incomplete draft of [March 1838] Memorial and Petition to Congress. Regarding Seminole Deputation expenses. (Evidently written after March 7 and Before March 26, 1838). Two folded sheets of paper with handwritten text in ink on seven pages. Folder 324

Dates: 1797 - 1897

Instructions from Chief John Ross to Delegations, November 22, 1854

 Item — Folder 1026: [Barcode: 187.1026]
Identifier: 4026.1200a-a.1
Description

Instructions (2 copies) from Chief John Ross to delegation, John Thorn, Elijah Hicks, William Potter Ross, Riley Keys and D. M. Foreman. To negotiate retrocession of "Neutral Land." (Moulton). Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 1026

Dates: November 22, 1854

Instructions from Chief John Ross to Delegations, November 22, 1854

 Item — Folder 1026: [Barcode: 187.1026]
Identifier: 4026.1200b-b.1
Description

Instructions (2 copies) from Chief John Ross to delegation, John Thorn, Elijah Hicks, William Potter Ross, Riley Keys and D. M. Foreman. To negotiate retrocession of "Neutral Land." (Moulton). Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on three pages. Folder 1026

Dates: November 22, 1854

Instructions to Delegation to Negotiate with the United States., November 3,4,11, 1859

 Item — Folder 1062: [Barcode: 187.1062]
Identifier: 4026.1233-.1
Description

Instructions to delegation to negotiate with the United States. (See April 2, 1860) (Moulton). Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 1062

Dates: November 3,4,11, 1859

Letter form John Huston Fairbairn, December 28, 1839

 Item — Folder 682: [Barcode: 187.682]
Identifier: 4026.872-.1
Description

Letter from John Huston Fairbairn, Baltimore, to Sol Hillen, House of Representatives. Introducing the Cherokee delegation. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on two pages. Folder 682

Dates: December 28, 1839

Letter from A. L. Loughery to Cherokee delegation, September 14, 1850

 Item — Folder 991: [Barcode: 187.991]
Identifier: 4026.1149
Description

Letter from A. L. Loughery, Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs, to Cherokee delegation. Transmits report concerning investment of Cherokee money. One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto and verso. Folder 991

Dates: September 14, 1850

Letter from Acting Secretary of War S. Cooper to Cherokee Delegation, April 14, 1838

 Item — Folder 337: [Barcode: 187.337]
Identifier: 4026.560-.1
Description

Letter from Acting Secretary or War S. Cooper to Cherokee Delegation regarding letter of April 13 and reiterating determination to carry out Treaty of 1835. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on three pages and handwritten text in pencil on one side. Folder 337

Dates: April 14, 1838