Benton
Subject
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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Letter from Chief Justice Riley Keys and 16 other Cherokee to Brigadier General J. G. Blunt, November 24, 1862
Item — Folder 1164: [Barcode: 187.1164]
Identifier: 4026.1356-.2
Description
Letter from Chief Justice Riley Keys and 16 other Cherokee at Camp Babcock, Benton City, Arkansas to Brigadier General J. G. Blunt describing deplorable conditions following Colonel Weir's (Weer's) expedition and Stand Watie's raids and seeking relief for coming winter. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages and one sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto. Folder 1164
Dates:
November 24, 1862
Letter from John R. Nicholson to Chief John Ross, May 13, 1839
Item — Folder 550: [Barcode: 187.550]
Identifier: 4026.743-.1
Description
Letter from John R. Nicholson, Cherokee citizen, to Chief John Ross. Protesting arrest in Cherokee Nation by Benton County (Ark.) volunteers. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on two pages. Folder 550
Dates:
May 13, 1839