Letter from Jenny to Cherokee Nation Delegation / Jenny

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Title(s):

Letter from Jenny to Cherokee Nation Delegation

Creator(s):

Jenny

Culture:

Native American; Cherokee

Date:

April 3, 1834

Materials/Techniques:

ink on paper

Classification:

Manuscripts

Object Type:

Letter

Accession No:

4026.127

Department:

Dimensions

Overall:

Length: 13 in. (33.0 cm)
Width: 8 1/4 in. (21.0 cm)

Letter from Jenny, the soldier's widow, to delegation concerning the seizure of her husband's land by white man Joel McGory. Plus affidavit of John Smith refuting claim that the husband sold the Aquanee District land. Witnessed by J. D. Wofford. One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto and verso.
Folder 92

About the Creator

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

Jenny

Role(s):

Author

Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

affidavits, archives (groupings), Cherokee, Cherokee Delegation, husband, J. D. Wofford, John Ross Papers, land use, letters (correspondence), Native American, property, widows

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, . Letter from Jenny to Cherokee Nation Delegation. 4026.127. John Ross Papers. April 3, 1834. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/4026127 (02/15/2018).

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