War of 1812
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Letter from John Lowry to President James Madison, February 19, 1816
Letter from John Lowry to President James Madison. Lowry asked for equal treatment with white soldiers and their families for war services. (Two Photostats of document are in folder 5b) One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto and verso. Folder 5
Record of Conversation between John Lowry and President James Madison, February 22, 1816
Record of conversation between John Lowry and President James Madison. The latter mentioned war losses, iron works, and smith shops, and willingness to cede a piece of South Carolina land. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 6
The Removal of the Cherokee, circa 1927
Typescript of an essay titled "The Removal of the Cherokee" by John Madden. Describes how the comissioner J.F. Schermerhorn arranged the Treaty of 1835 in absence of Cherokee officers. By this treaty, the Cherokee Nation ceded to the U.S. all territory east of the Mississippi River. Includes history of the removal from June 1838 to March 1839. Folder 65