pre-Removal
Found in 205 Collections and/or Records:
Letter from John Ridge to John Howard Payne regarding the condition and affairs of the Cherokee Nation, September 24, 1835
Folder 5
Letter from John Ross to Gales and Seaton, April 20, 1824
Letter from John Ross, George Lowrey, Major Ridge, and Elijah Hicks, Cherokee Delegation, Washington City, to Gales and Seaton (National Intelligencer). Concerning dispossessing Indians of their lands. (Moulton) Sheets of paper with handwritten text in ink. Folder 14
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Written in pencil on 4026.29a.2 verso, "Chief Ross"
Letter from John Ross to John Howard Payne, January 7, 1836
Folder 9
Letter from John Ross to John Howard Payne, January 22, 1840
Folder 14
Letter from John Ross to Joseph Williams introducing John Howard Payne, November 24, 1835
Folder 6
Letter from John Williams to Chief John Ross, September 16, 1832
Letter from John Williams to Chief John Ross regarding permission to work gold mines. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on three pages. Folder 73
Letter from Meigs at Southwest Point to John Browder, June 22, 1807
Letter from Meigs at Southwest Point to John Browder advising that Sam Graves must be restrained from drunken quarrels with white people or be "removed away" by the chiefs. He states that some white people would take advantage of Native Americans and indulge themselves in violent acts, and that additional troops may be needed. Folder 7
Letter from P. Rockwell to John Ross introducing John Howard Payne, September 24, 1835
Folder 4
Letter from Return J. Meigs to Captain Charles Hicks, December 19, 1815
Letter from Return J. Meigs, Cherokee Agent, to Captain Charles Hicks. Seeking return of narrative relative to the boundary line and any additional info Hicks has acquired. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on two pages. Folder 3
Letter from Return J. Meigs to John Browder, April 14, 1811
Letter from Return J. Meigs to John Browder stating that Daniel Snider and Elias Gwin are to take two wagonloads of corn to the Indian Turnpike for payment of $3.50 each per day. Folder 10