Draft Copy of Letter from Chief John Ross to Committee and Council, Gilcrease Museum

Draft Copy of Letter from Chief John Ross to Committee and Council

Draft copy of letter from Ross, Tahlequah, to Committee and Council in National Council. Convened, reporting outbreak of negroes and suggesting that a force be raised to apprehend the runaways (Moulton). Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 882.

Chief John Ross

Creation Date: November 17, 1842
Types: Draft
Manuscripts & Rare Books
Material: ink on paper
Subjects: Cherokee
Native American
Negro
draft (document)
letter
slaves
Period or Style: Native american; cherokee

Dimensions: Overall
Depth: 0 cm
Circumference: 0 cm
Height: 0 cm
Width: 39.37 cm
Length: 25.4 cm

Folded
Length: 25.4 cm
Width: 19.69 cm

Department: Archive

Partner URL: https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/40261045-1
Linked Data URI: gm:object/56211
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