Red Clay
Subject
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Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:
Letter from S. Gunter to Chief John Ross, April 24, 1833
Item — Folder 83: [Barcode: 187.83]
Identifier: 4026.118-.1
Description
Letter from S. Gunter to Chief John Ross at Red Clay regarding Council and the Walker letter. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 83
Dates:
April 24, 1833
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
Resolution of General Council to Affect that the Cherokee Nation Cannot Aid in the Roundup of Creeks, August 10, 1837
Item — Folder 263: [Barcode: 187.263]
Identifier: 4026.476
Description
Resolution of General Council at Red Clay to affect that the Cherokee Nation cannot aid roundup of Creeks [see August 7, 1837] or protect same if United States power is exerted against them. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on two pages. Folder 263
Dates:
August 10, 1837
Resolution Outlining Duties of District Sheriffs, August 10, 1837
Item — Folder 238: [Barcode: 187.238]
Identifier: 4026.460
Description
Resolution outlining duties of District Sheriff's when Supreme court at Red Clay is in session. One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto and verso. Folder 238
Dates:
August 10, 1837