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Subject Source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
Scope Note: The Thesaurus of Geographic Names\World\continents\North and Central America\nations\United States\districts (national)\District of Columbia\inhabited places\

Found in 115 Collections and/or Records:

Letter from William H. Underwood, Esquire to Chief John Ross, November 15, 1831

 Item — Folder 67: [Barcode: 187.67]
Identifier: 4026.102
Description

Letter from William H. Underwood, Esquire to Chief John Ross reporting the change of Judges, probably actions by Georgia, and status or writs of error "in the case of the missionaries.' Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on two pages. Folder 67

Dates: November 15, 1831
Found in: Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research / MC.1954.185, Manuscript Collection: John Ross Papers

Letter from William P. Ross in Fort Gibson to Jno. T. Adair concerning land for industrial school for orphans, December 16, 1871

 Item — Folder 366: [Barcode: 61.366]
Identifier: 4026.1934
Description

William P. Ross informed Jno. T. Adair that the council at its late session authorized the establishment of an industrial school for orphan children in the Cherokee Nation. Ross tells Adair that he was confirmed to be on the Board of Trustees. Ross told Adair that he would be willing to dispose of the land he owned near Grand Saline so it could be used for the industrial school. Orphan Asylum is written across the top of the letter in pencil. Folder 366

Dates: December 16, 1871
Found in: Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research / MC.1954.58, Manuscript Collection: John Drew

Letter from William Potter Ross to Chief John Ross, August 2, 1842

 Item — Folder 878: [Barcode: 187.878]
Identifier: 4026.1041-.1
Description

Letter from William Potter Ross, Washington. Concerning final exams. (Moulton). Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on three pages. Folder 878

Dates: August 2, 1842
Found in: Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research / MC.1954.185, Manuscript Collection: John Ross Papers

Letter from William Y. Hansell, Esquire to Chief John Ross, February 12, 1835

 Item — Folder 137: [Barcode: 187.137]
Identifier: 4026.187
Description

Letter from William Y. Hansell, Esquire to Chief John Ross in Washington City regarding his unpaid bill because "National money is out." Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 137

Dates: February 12, 1835
Found in: Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research / MC.1954.185, Manuscript Collection: John Ross Papers

Letter Signed Agili Written to Chief John Ross, September 22, 1837

 Item — Folder 246: [Barcode: 187.246]
Identifier: 4026.470
Description

Letter signed Agili written to Chief John Ross in Washington City. (Written in Cherokee Syllabary) One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto and verso. Folder 246

Dates: September 22, 1837
Found in: Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research / MC.1954.185, Manuscript Collection: John Ross Papers

Letter to Henry Ross from Lewis Ross, Grand Saline, Cherokee Nation listing delegates in Washington and Neighbors, January 26, 1866

 Item — Folder 37: [Barcode: 188.37]
Identifier: 4026.285.1
Description

Folder 37

Dates: January 26, 1866
Found in: Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research / MC.1975.186, Manuscript Collection: Mary Jane Ross

Letter to Henry Ross from Lewis Ross, Philadelphia referring to finding Dan H. Ross, New York, and his supply of goods for the store at Fort Gibson, May 19, 1865

 Item — Folder 32: [Barcode: 188.32]
Identifier: 4026.282
Description

Folder 32

Dates: May 19, 1865
Found in: Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research / MC.1975.186, Manuscript Collection: Mary Jane Ross

Letter to Henry Ross from Lewis Ross, Willard Hotel, Washington, D. C., mentioning the trains returning with victorious army troops from Dixie, June 3, 1865

 Item — Folder 33: [Barcode: 188.33]
Identifier: 4026.283
Description

Folder 33

Dates: June 3, 1865
Found in: Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research / MC.1975.186, Manuscript Collection: Mary Jane Ross

List of Cherokee Nation Committee of Old Settlers and delegate vote, November 19, 1846

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 32
Identifier: 5126.480
Description

List of the members of the Cherokee Nation Committee of Old Settlers with a tally vote to decide which delegates to send to Washington. Folder 32

Dates: November 19, 1846
Found in: Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research / MC.1954.39, Cherokee Papers

Manuscript Collection: John Howard Payne (Grant Foreman Collection)

 Collection
Identifier: MC.1954.169
Collection Overview Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: John Howard Payne (1791-1852) visited the Cherokee country in the 1830's, and two of these letters are introductions to John Ross, the Cherokee Chief. There is an exchange of seven letters between them, mostly personal. Some letters and photostats concern the arrest of Ross and Payne. One letter from John Ridge offers his regrets that Payne cannot visit his house and mentions sending him various Cherokee papers. Payne was...
Dates: 1832-1945
Found in: Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research / Manuscript Collection: John Howard Payne (Grant Foreman Collection)

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