Petition of Letter from New Echota to Chief John Ross, Gilcrease Museum

Petition of Letter from New Echota to Chief John Ross

Petition of letter from New Echota to Chief John Ross in Washington City citing abuses of Cherokee and asking 'that you give us some encouragement of your reconciliation to the fate (which has now become evident) of the Cherokees…'Let us do the only thing that reason will allow us to do, which is to get away speedily from this state of affairs.' Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 212.

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Creation Date: February 17, 1837
Types: Manuscripts & Rare Books
Petitions
Material: ink on paper
Subjects: Cherokee
Native American
letter
petitions
Period or Style: Native american; cherokee

Dimensions: Overall
Depth: 0 cm
Height: 0 cm
Width: 40.64 cm
Circumference: 0 cm
Length: 25.4 cm

Folded
Length: 25.4 cm
Width: 20.32 cm

Department: Archive

Partner URL: https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/4026438-1
Linked Data URI: gm:object/55351
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