Washington
Found in 115 Collections and/or Records:
Letter from Lewis Ross to his son, Henry C. Ross concerning his visit to Henry's school in July. Henry is to give a Cherokee Speech, and other family members will be there, June 27, 1864
Folder 19
Letter from Lewis Ross to his son, Henry C. Ross who is in school, with personal greetings and five dollars enclosed. , April 19, 1864
Folder 12
Letter from nephew to William Potter Ross, April 3, 1866
Letter from nephew (signature page missing) in Washington City to William Potter Ross reporting on Chief John Ross' illness and visit by Commissioner Cooley, Superintendent Sells, and Agent Harlan. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on two pages. Folder 1303
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 Principal Chief William Potter Ross to 'Allen', June 4, 1872
Letter from Principal Chief William Potter Ross in Washington City to 'Allen' reporting on work of Cherokee Delegation. One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto and verso. Folder 1318
Letter from T. C. Hindman to Joseph Lynch, April 15, 1840
Draft of letter from T. C. Hindman, Washington City, to Joseph Lynch. Regarding Lynch's whereabouts on day of Ridge-Boudinot murders. One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto. Folder 713
Letter from the Cherokee Delegation to George Graham, March 22, 1816
Letter from the Cherokee Delegation, in Washington City (John Lowry, John Walker, Ridge, Rich Taylor) to George Graham, War Department, concerning three tracts of land reserved under the Treaty of Tellico. One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto and verso. Folder 10A
Inscription(s)
Inscribed in ink on verso, "Copy of letter from Cherokee Delegation to Geo. Graham"; Inscribed in pencil on verso, "1816"
Letter from the Cherokee Delegation to William Crawford, March 23, 1816
Letter from the Cherokee Delegation, Washington City (John Lowry, John Walker, Ridge, Rich Taylor, John Ross) to William H. Crawford, Secretary of War, concerning reserved land tracts. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on two pages (Moulton). Folder 11
Letter from W. H. Hendricks in Fort Gibson, Indian Territory to the Cherokee Delegation in Washington , April 16, 1896
Letter from W. H. Hendricks in Fort Gibson, Indian Territory to the Cherokee Delegation in Washington regarding a resolution passed by the Old Settlers at their convention. Folder 48
Letter from W. T. Adair in Vinita addressed to Uncle John concerning him living in Vinita and his reapplication for physician of the Cherokee Orphan Asylum, January 2, 1874
Letter starts out with W. T. Adair informing his Uncle John that he has relocated to Vinita. The letter details the new "little" town. The letter then continues and Adair informed his uncle that he was resubmitting his application for the situation of physician at the Cherokee Orphan Asylum. The board of trustees decided to hire a medical man for the asylum and the selection would be made at the next meeting in January. Folder 399