Western Cherokee
Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:
Act Establishing the Judiciary, September 23, 1839
Act establishing the Judiciary; (same signers as 4026.824) Four folded sheets with handwritten text in ink on 14 pages. Folder 641
Copy of Letter from John McLean to Chief John Ross, May 23, 1832
Copy of letter from John McLean to Chief John Ross. Recommends the exchange of Cherokee eastern lands for lands west of the Mississippi. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 71
Copy of letter from John McLean to Chief John Ross, May 23, 1832
Copy of letter from John McLean to Chief John Ross. Recommends the exchange of Cherokee eastern lands for lands west of the Mississippi. Sheets of paper with handwritten text in ink on eight pages. Folder 71
Inscription(s)
Inscribed in ink on recto, "A Copy"
Draft copy of letter from Chief John Ross to W. Harris, March 11, 1831
Draft copy of letter from Chief John Ross to W. Harris regarding the hold up of annuity (Moulton). Copy of letter to William Rogers enclosing above letter. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 50
Inscription(s)
Inscribed in ink, "Copy of a letter"
Handwritten document addressed to the United States Congress regarding Western Cherokees after Treaty of 1833, mid-19th century
Handwritten complaint from the Western Cherokee tribe to the United States Senate and House of Representatives discussing the legislative treatment of the Eastern and Western Cherokee tribes in relation to Treaty of 1833 alongside the matter of forced removal and land costs. Discusses the Western Cherokee's land stolen by the Eastern Cherokee that was then sold to the U.S. government. Eighteen pages long. Folder 63
Letter from John Ridge to Chief John Ross, January 12, 1832
Letter from John Ridge, who is on tour with Elias Boudinot, to Chief John Ross commenting on the political situation and condition of the Arkansas Cherokees, etc. Two folded sheets of paper with handwritten text in ink on eight pages. Folder 68
Letter from William Shorey Coodey to Agent Montfort Stokes, October7, 1839
Draft copy of letter by William Shorey Coodey, Chief John Ross, Young Wolf and Joseph M. Vann, to Agent Montfort Stokes. Protesting arrest of Cherokees and their imprisonment at Garrison (Moulton) 4026.854-.1 is a folded sheet with handwritten text in ink on four pages. 4026.854.2 is one sheet with handwritten text in ink on recto and verso. Folder 665
Passport for Benjamin Bracket and his family to travel independently from Cherokee Agency East to Cherokee Agency West, October 30, 1838
Signed by Nat. Smith. Folder 139
Power of Attorney from Big Mush to Chief John Ross, March 27, 1845
Power of Attorney from Big Mush to Ross. To pursue claim with respect to reservation of Choctaw. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on two pages. Folder 965
Power of Attorney from Jesse Lovett to Chief John Ross, November 15, 1839
Power of Attorney from Jesse Lovett to Chief John Ross. To obtain warrant, title or remuneration for a reservation to Caty Stephens under Treaty of 1817 and 1819. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on one page. Folder 678