American Civil War
Found in 178 Collections and/or Records:
Letter from Motey Kennard to Chief John Ross, October 1, 1861
Letter from Motey Kanard at Camp Pleasant to Chief John Ross stating that Creeks headed by Opothleyahola dissatisfied with Creek Treaty with South; Kennard wants Cherokee old men to give them a true statement of their condition. (Moulton). Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on two pages. Folder 1126
Letter from Motey Kennard to Chief John Ross, October 3, 1861
Letter from Motey Kennard to Chief John Ross asking aid against anticipated attack on regiment by opposition party. (Moulton). One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto. Folder 1127
Letter from Nat Fisher and 22 others to Chief John Ross, January 23, 1863
Letter from Nat Fisher and 22 others near Maysville, Arkansas to Chief John Ross asking him to oppose removal of Colonel William A. Phillips as head of Indian Brigade. Attached is another letter from D. H. Ross to his uncle Chief John Ross. This concerns Colonel Weir's (Weer's) role in Colonel Phillips matter and family losses of property and by death. (Moulton). Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on three sides. Folder 1177
Letter from Rebecca B. Spring to Chief John Ross, March 14, 1863
Letter from Rebecca B. Spring in Englewood, Perth Amboy, New Jersey to Chief John Ross congratulating him on New York Tribune report that Cherokee contemplate emancipation. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 1180
Letter from Smith Christie, Thomas Pegg, and William Potter Ross to Brigadier General McNeil, November 27, 1863
Letter from Smith Christie, Thomas Pegg, and William Potter Ross to Brigadier General McNeil reciting engagements participated in by Indian regiments, conditions in the Cherokee Nation, and seeking permission to raise a regiment of mounted men. Folded sheets of paper with handwritten text in ink on ten pages. Folder 1202
Letter from Smith Christie, Thomas Pegg, and William Potter Ross to Brigadier General McNeil, November 27, 1863
Letter from Smith Christie, Thomas Pegg, and William Potter Ross to Brigadier General McNeil reciting engagements participated in by Indian regiments, conditions in the Cherokee Nation, and seeking permission to raise a regiment of mounted men. Folder 1202.
Letter from Superintendent of Indian Affairs W. G. Coffin to Chief John Ross, September 22, 1864
Letter from Superintendent of Indian Affairs William G. Coffin at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas to Chief John Ross in Philadelphia reporting 5,000 bushels of corn cannot be delivered to Cherokee because capture of supply train at Cabin Creek has made teamster rates excessive. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on two pages. Folder 1256
Letter from T. Harlan to Superintendent of Indian Affairs Colonel Coffin, July 30, 1864
Letter from United States Indian Agent at Fort Gibson T. Harlan to Superintendent of Indian Affairs Colonel Coffin requesting order from War Department to prohibit purchase of grain by persons other than Indians to deal with corn shortage among Cherokee. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 1245
Letter from White Catcher and Twenty Officers of the 2nd and 3rd Indian Regiments to Chief John Ross, December 2, 1862
Letter from White Catcher and 20 officers of the 2nd and 3rd Indian Regiments, Brigadier General J. G. Blunts Headquarters, Cane Hill, Arkansas to Chief John Ross asking his aid in detaining reinstatement of Cherokee in their homes, with bread furnished until crops can be produced at home. (Moulton). Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 1166
Letter from William A. Phillips to Chief John Ross, June 26, 1864
Letter from William A. Phillips, Headquarters, Indian Brigade, Fort Gibson, to Chief John Ross describing conditions in Indian Territory, his rejected resignation, the evils of McDonald & Company, etc. (Moulton). Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 1237