drafts (documents)
Found in 224 Collections and/or Records:
Draft of Letters from Cherokee Delegation to Seneca Delegation, April 14, 1834
Draft copy of letters from Cherokee Delegation to Seneca Delegation. Replying to April 7, 1834 letter. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 109
Draft of March 10, 1838 letter, March 10, 1838
Draft of March 10, 1838 letter. One sheet with handwritten text in ink on the recto. Folder 316A
Draft of note from Chief John Ross to General Winfield Scott, October 4, 1838
Draft of note from Chief John Ross for General Winfield Scott returning circulars with Chief John Ross's annexed. (Moulton). One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto. Folder 457C
Draft of Plea to U. S. for "Justice and Humanity", 1797 - 1897
Draft of plea to U. S. for "justice and humanity" more than a half century after Confederation. One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto and verso. Folder 1383
Draft of Postscript Transmitting Report of Cherokee Committee Accompanying Capt. McCall, May 4, 1839
Draft of postscript transmitting report of Cherokee committee accompanying Capt. McCall (evidently preliminary to postscript 4026.738.1). One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto and verso. Folder 545
Drafts of Letter from Chief John Ross to Lewis Ross, October 29 & 30, 1837
Draft letter from Chief John Ross in Washington City to Brother Lewis G. Ross regarding cession of lands discussed with John Mason, Jr. (Jackson's Agent) as solution to controversy. (Moulton). Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 256
First 2 Pages of Draft of Annual Message, 1797 - 1897 (October 4, 1860 Moulton)
First 2 pages of draft of annual message. (See Moulton for complete text). Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on two pages. Folder 1081
Fragments of Drafts, 1797 - 1897
Fragments of drafts: one describing Mason negotiations; another the concluding page of a "Memorial of the Cherokee delegation to the President"; another stating "I cannot tell whether the Cherokees will go to Arkansas or anywhere" - ETC." all written before removal. Sheets of paper with handwritten text in ink on nine pages. Folder 498
Inscription(s)
Inscribed in ink, "A Copy"
Incomplete and Unsigned Draft of Letter from Chief John Ross to Secretary of War Joel R. Poinsett, February 1838
Incomplete and unsigned draft of letter from Chief John Ross (?) to Secretary of War Joel R. Poinsett seeking indemnification for debt of William Doherty of which writer (see folder 309) was deprived by interference of Ben F. Curry, Cherokee Agent for emigration. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on three pages. Folder 308
Incomplete and Unsigned Draft of Resolution Maintaining Neutrality of Cherokee, 1797 - 1897
Incomplete and unsigned draft of Resolution maintaining neutrality of Cherokee. One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto and verso. Folder 1108A