Letter from Chief John Ross to Brigadier General Matthew Arbuckle, Gilcrease Museum

Letter from Chief John Ross to Brigadier General Matthew Arbuckle

Draft copy of letter from Chief John Ross and 29 other Cherokees to General Arbuckle regretting failure of Western Chiefs to meet them at Illinois Camp ground and the premature departure of Star and others from protection at Fort Gibson, and denying report of planned killings. (Moulton) Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on three pages. Folder 580.

Chief John Ross

Creation Date: July 9, 1839
Types: Manuscripts & Rare Books
Letter
Material: ink on paper
Subjects: Cherokee
Native American
copies (derivitive objects)
draft (document)
letter
west
Period or Style: Native american; cherokee

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

Folded
Length: 25.4 cm
Width: 20.32 cm

Department: Archive

Partner URL: https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/4026771-1
Linked Data URI: gm:object/55868
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