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Collection: John Ross Papers

1424 Items

May 30, 1864 | ink on paper

Copy of Letter from Lieutenant Colonel Owen A. Bassett to Colonel William Gallahen

August 8, 1864 | ink on paper

Copy of Letter from the Superintendent of Indian Affairs W. G. Coffin to Commissioner of Indian Affairs W. P. Dole

January 11, 1865 | ink on paper

Letter from Mary Ross to husband Chief John Ross

October 3, 1865 | ink on paper

Letter from Confederate Cherokee Delegation to Chief John Ross

August 11, 1875 | ink on paper

Order by William Potter Ross to Sheriff Robert B. Ross

March 16, 1899 | ink on paper

Letter from J. Frishman, Muskogee

1797 - 1897 | ink on paper

Fragment of Gen. Scott's Letter of Aug. 2, 1838

1797 - 1897 | ink on paper

Newspaper Clipping Regarding Ross' Home in Rossville, GA.

1797 - 1897 | ink on paper

Manuscript Regarding the Sacred Fires on Rear

September 28, 1839 | ink on paper

Act to Legalize Intermarriage with White Men

March 11, 1831 | ink on paper

Draft copy of letter from Chief John Ross to W. Harris

March 25, 1837 | ink on paper

Unsigned Letter from Chief John Ross for the Delegation to Secretary of War Joel R. Poinsett

December 6, 1837 | ink on paper

Letter from Chief John Ross and Edward Gunter to Colonel John Mason, Jr.

1797 - 1897 | ink on paper

Draft of a Letter from Chief John Ross to the 'Executive'

August 24, 1838 | ink on paper

Letter from Chief John Ross to Captain John Page

June 22, 1839 | ink on paper

Letter from Chief John Ross to Brigadier General Matthew Arbuckle

July 27, 1839 | ink on paper

Letter from Convention, Signed by Chief John Ross, to John Martin

May 18, 1840 | ink on paper

Draft Copy of Letter from Chief John Ross to Secretary of War J. R. Poinsett

November 20, 1860 | ink on paper

Draft Copy of Letter from Chief John Ross to David Carter, J. T. Adair, and L. W. Hildebrand

October 14, 1843 | ink on paper

Letter from Chief John Ross to William Shorey Coodey