United States
Found in 88 Collections and/or Records:
Letter from Chief John Ross to Joseph Vann, March 22, 1840
Letter from Confederate Cherokee Delegation to Chief John Ross, October 3, 1865
Letter from Confederate Cherokee Delegation to Chief John Ross from C. N. Vann, Choctaw Nation, stating the United States Commissioners are to ban Elias C. Boudinot. Vann seeks advice. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 1288
Letter from Ed Harden to Chief John Ross, June 28, 1835
Letter from Ed Harden, Athens, Georgia, to Chief john Ross. Offering to attend meeting with United States Commissioners. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on two sides, inside is blank. Folder 146.
Letter from Elijah Hicks to Commissioner George H. Manypenny, July 7, 1853
Draft copy of letter from Elijah Hicks to Commissioner George H. Manypenny. Seeking presidential relief from trial by both Cherokee and United States Court in a capital case. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on three pages. Folder 1021
Inscription(s)
Inscribed in ink on 4026.1196.1 verso, "Copy"
Letter from General Matthew Arbuckle to Chief John Ross, September 23, 1838
Letter from General Matthew Arbuckle, Fort Gibson, to "Principal Chief of the Cherokees." Warning of Sac effort to enlist Osages in war against U.S. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on three pages. Folder 431
Letter from H. T. Martin to John Drew concerning Old Settler claims and the killing of two Cherokees, May 7, 1860
H. T. Martin wrote from Tahlequah to John Drew in Washington City. Martin asked Drew to pursue Old Settler claims under the 1846 Treaty. Killing of two Cherokees mentioned. Folder 272
Letter from John Brown to William Armstrong, August 9, 1839
Letter copy from John Brown and Rogers (Looney absent) to Supt. of Indian Affairs, William Armstrong (with copy to Arbuckle). Asking for U.S. protection of their rights and for the execution of the Old Settler laws. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 622
Letter from John T. Drew, Solicitor, to Mr. W. G. Robinson concerning the employment of a United States citizen, May 15, 1877
John T. Drew was a solicitor in the Canadian District of the Cherokee Nation. Drew advised W. G. Robinson that he had to acquire a license to employee United States citizens and that Drew had no record of a license being obtained for one of Robinson's employees, James Pont [sic] Callaway. Drew advised Robinson that if he had not already obtained a license to employee Mr. Callaway that he do so quickly. Folder 432
Letter from P. W. Humphrey to Charles Cassady reporting on affairs with the Chickasaw and Creek, December 21, 1814
Humphrey reports that in 1812 George Colbert, also known as Tootemastubbe, asserted that the U. S. would have "war enough." He also describes the troubles between Chickasaws, Creeks, and white settlers. And he declares that Tecumseh was not at Tippecanoe but rather among the Creeks. Folder 1
Letter from William Wirt to William H. Underwood, Esquire, September 10, 1830
Letter from William Wirt to William H. Underwood, Esquire concerning case in Georgia. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 44