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Collection: Sequoyah Manuscript Collection

18 Items

mid-20th century | ink on paper

Handwritten biography of Sequoyah with transcription by Levi Gritts

19th century | ink on paper

Document written in Cherokee syllabary

19th century | ink on paper

Document written in Cherokee syllabary

19th century | ink on paper

Document in Cherokee syllabary

late 19th century | ink on paper

Document in Cherokee syllabary signed by Charles Thompson

mid-19th century | ink on paper

Letter from Sequoyah to "Friend John" in English

mid-19th century | ink on paper

Letter signed "Sequoyah" in English

20th century | ink on paper

Lord's Prayer in Cherokee syllabary with Cherokee phonetic and English translation

20th century | ink on paper

Cherokee syllabary chart and Lord's Prayer in Cherokee syllabary

May 1, 1860 | ink on paper

Affidavit of John Ross and John Drew stating Sally Guess is widow of George Guess (Sequoyah)

February 29, 1856 | ink on paper

Record of George Guess' (Sequoyah) military service

October 17, 1855 | ink on paper

Affidavit of Sally Guess, widow of Sequoyah, given before George Butler, Oonachinsa, and Archibald Campbell

May 15, 1845 | ink on paper

Letter in Cherokee syllabary from Oo-no-leh to P. M. Butler concerning Sequoyah's death

May 15, 1845 | ink on paper

Letter from P. M. Butler to T. Hartley Crawford forwarding Oo-no-leh's report of Sequoyah's death

May 15, 1845 | ink on paper

Letter from Oo-no-leh to P. M. Butler concerning death of Sequoyah

September 12, 1844 | ink on paper

Letter from M. Duval concerning Kee Chie Band, George Guess, and John Drew

September 12, 1844 | ink on paper

Letter from P. M. Butler to T. Hartley Crawford

1835 | ink on paper

Seven lines written in both Cherokee phonetic and syllabary