Letters and letter-writing
Found in 384 Collections and/or Records:
Letter from Lewis Riley to John drew , April 27, 1850
Letter from Lewis Riley to John Drew in Washington City. Letter concerning claim from April 13 letter, Drew's home place and the Tahlequah [sic] California Company. Post Script contains information of the health of Mrs. Rogers. Folder 148
Letter from Lewis Riley to John Drew, May 7, 1850
Letter enclosed six powers of attorney and suggested it was a good time to buy head rights. Letter also mentions whisky smugglers and local departures to California. Folder 151
Letter from Lewis Riley to John Drew seeking his assistance in trial of Return Foreman, November 2, 1859
Lewis Riley, Mouth Grand River, states that he will pay John Drew to assist with Return Foreman trial. Money is scarce so Lewis offers to Pay Drew in property the same fee that Judge Fields gets. Folder 254
Letter from Lewis Ross at Fort Gibson, Cherokee Nation to Henry C. Ross at Nazareth Hall, Pennsylvania concerning Lewis' trip from Philadelphia to Leavenworth, Kansas., July 22, 1864
Lewis Ross mentions finding relatives well and raising corn to help the hungry, hoping the Rebel Bushwhackers do not destroy it. Fort Gibson is much stronger now. Folder 20
Letter from Lewis Ross in Washington D.C. to his son, Henry Ross in Pennsylvania, March 29, 1864
In this letter, Lewis Ross gives advice to his son, Henry on behavior at school at Nazareth Hall as well as information about the Indian Regiment assignments during the Civil War. Folder 6
Letter from Lewis Ross to his son, Henry C. Ross concerning his visit to Henry's school in July. Henry is to give a Cherokee Speech, and other family members will be there, June 27, 1864
Folder 19
Letter from Lewis Ross to his son, Henry C. Ross who is in school, with personal greetings and five dollars enclosed. , April 19, 1864
Folder 12
Letter from Lizzie to her sister Emma concerning Emma's parcel of family land and other family news, August 8, 1890
Lizzie wrote from Woodburn, Kentucky to her sister Emma. Lizzie updated her sister on her plot of land and asked what she wanted to do with it. Lizzie also asked about Kate. Folder 548
Letter from Louis McIntosh to John Drew regarding delay in sending [m]oney due to inclement weather , mid-19th century
Louis McIntosh informed John Drew that he had not been able to send Drew's ponies until now because of inclement weather. The ponies were now sent with Mike Spanyard. Calculation in pencil on bottom of page. Folder 598
Letter from M Duval requesting money from John Drew and Ryan Manard to pay Mr. Foster, 1846
Letter from M Duval requesting money from John Drew and Ryan Manard to pay Mr. Foster. Folder 44