Secretary of War
Found in 69 Collections and/or Records:
Letter from David Vann to Chief John Ross, March 29, 1837
Letter from David Vann in Washington City to Chief John Ross in Princeton New Jersey regarding report Secretary of War will ask Chief John Ross to go to Florida. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on two pages. Folder 218A
Letter from James Barbour to Creek Nation, 1797 - 1897
Article between James Barbour, Secretary of War, and the Creek Nation declaring the Creek Treaty of Indian Springs null and void (in fragment of letter discussing the same). Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on two pages. Folder 18A
Letter from James Lang to Chief John Ross, June 10, 1832
Letter from James Lang to Chief John Ross, Chiefs, and Headmen about their move to the lands west of the Mississippi. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 72
Letter from Joel Roberts Poinsett to Brigadier General Matthew Arbuckle, December 17, 1838
Letter from Joel Roberts Poinsett, Secretary of War, to Brigadier General Matthew Arbuckle, Fort Gibson. Requesting him, with aid of chiefs, to return to Alabama two slaves claimed by General Isaac Wellburn. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 495
Letter from John H. Sherburne, Special Agent, to Chief John Ross, October 7, 1837
Letter from John H Sherburne in Augusta, Georgia to Chief John Ross regarding Seminole trip. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 250A
Letter from John Martin, National Treasurer, to Secretary of War, September 29, 1836
Letter from John Martin, National Treasurer, to Secretary of War. Instructing him to pay $16,418.17 of annuities to the delegation named: Chief John Ross, Richard Taylor, Samuel Gunter, George Sanders, James Brown, John Benge, and Stephen Foreman. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on two pages. Folder 199
Letter from John Ridge to Chief John Ross, April 3, 1832
Letter from John Ridge to Chief John Ross about support for Elias Boudinot's trip. Is happy about decision in Worchester v. Georgia, and reports on the Secretary of War Lewis Cass who wants a removal treaty. Also says he has given a letter of introduction to Chief John Ross for John Dunlap from Scotland. (Moulton Vol. I, pp. 241-42 resembles this letter). Folded sheets of paper with handwritten text in ink on six pages. Folder 70
Letter from Lewis Ross to Chief John Ross, January 3, 1840
Letter from Lewis Ross, Philadelphia, to Chief John Ross. Concerning whether Secretary of War Joel Roberts Poinsett granted an interview (Moulton). Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on two pages. Folder 686
Letter from M. St. Clair Clarke to Secretary of War Joel Roberts Poinsett, July 13, 1840
Letter from M. St. Clair Clarke, Attorney, to Secretary of War Joel Roberts Poinsett. Requesting copies of Cherokee claim documents and papers filed by Lumpkin. One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto and verso. Folder 733
Inscription(s)
Inscribed in ink, "Copy of a letter"
Letter from Major General John Wool to Jefferson Davis, May 20, 1853
Copy of letter from Major General John Wool, Troy, New York, to Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War. Concerning arms seized. (May 7, 1853). Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on two pages. Folder 1016
Inscription(s)
Inscribed in ink on recto, "Copy"