Native American
Subject
Subject Source: Gilcrease Culture Terms
Found in 6473 Collections and/or Records:
Letter Written by Chief John Ross, 1866
Item — Folder Unknown: [Barcode: 187.Unknown]
Identifier: 4026.2569
Collection Overview
From the Collection:
Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: John Ross (1790-1866) chief of the First Indian Republic, was principal chief of the Cherokees during the time of the Removal , establishment of the Cherokee Nation, and until his death. During the Civil War he split with the Cherokees who favored the Southern cause and ruled in exile after 1863 from Philadelphia. The collection contains correspondence, proclamation as chief of the Cherokee Tribe, legal papers, records,...
Dates:
1866
Letter written by Lewis Ross, Fort Gibson, to his son, Henry Ross, with mention of a Captain Tallallah, and review of conditions in the Cherokee Nation, September 9, 1864
Item — Folder 22: [Barcode: 188.22]
Identifier: 4026.272.1
Description
Folder 22
Dates:
September 9, 1864
Letter written in Cherokee, April 24, 1864-1867
Item — Folder 58: [Barcode: 188.58]
Identifier: 4026.301
Description
Folder 58
Dates:
April 24, 1864-1867
Letter written in Cherokee and signed by James McDaniel, 1864
Item — Folder 21: [Barcode: 188.21]
Identifier: 4026.307
Description
Folder 21
Dates:
1864
Letter written in Cherokee from Fort Gibson, Cherokee Nation, August 22, 1864
Item — Folder 21: [Barcode: 188.21]
Identifier: 4026.303
Description
Folder 21
Dates:
August 22, 1864
Letter written in Cherokee from Fort Gibson, Cherokee Nation, July 22, 1864
Item — Folder 21: [Barcode: 188.21]
Identifier: 4026.304
Description
Folder 21
Dates:
July 22, 1864
Letter written in Cherokee from Henry C. Ross at Fort Gibson, Cherokee Nation, August 18, 1864
Item — Folder 21: [Barcode: 188.21]
Identifier: 4026.302
Description
Folder 21
Dates:
August 18, 1864
Letter written in Cherokee from James McDaniel to Henry C. Ross at Nazareth Hall in Pennsylvania, April 1864
Item — Folder 14: [Barcode: 188.14]
Identifier: 4026.266
Description
Folder 14
Dates:
April 1864
Letter written in Cherokee syllabary from James McDaniel to Chiefs Ross and Lewis, mid-19th century - mid-20th century
Item — Box 2, Folder: 73
Identifier: 4926.264
Description
Letter written in Cherokee syllabary from James McDaniel to Chiefs Ross and Lewis, dated March 17 at the Place of the Chiefs regarding a man hunt for himself. McDaniel is a council member, refers to himself as "It's-Breaking-Out-of-Him", and signs the letter in English. Handwritten and typescript tranlation included alongside photocopy. Folder 73
Dates:
mid-19th century - mid-20th century
Letter written in Cherokee syllabary with translated copy, mid-19th century - mid-20th century
Item — Box 2, Folder: 74
Identifier: 4926.265
Dates:
mid-19th century - mid-20th century