Collections Only

Gilcrease Museum is temporarily closed for construction.

Get the Full Story
  1. Collections Home
  2. The Archive/Library Collection

Draft Copy of Letter from Chief John Ross to Commissioner of Indian Affairs William P. Dole / Chief John Ross

Download Add Order Contact

Essay/Description

Draft copy of letter from Chief John Ross in Washington City to Commissioner of Indian Affairs William P. Dole acknowledging interviews and seeking assistance for Ross, Stapler, and Nash families removed by United States troops and exiled to Eastern States. (Moulton). Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages.
Folder 1159

You may be interested in...

©Gilcrease Museum
Title(s): 
Draft Copy of Letter from Chief John Ross to Commissioner of Indian Affairs William P. Dole
Creator(s): 
Chief John Ross (Author)
Culture: 
Native American; Cherokee
Date: 
October 13, 1862
Materials/Techniques: 
ink on paper
Classification: 
Manuscripts
Object Type: 
Draft
Accession No: 
4026.1354-.1
Department: 
Archive
Collection: 
John Ross Papers
Inscribed in ink, "Copy of a communication to Honorable Wm. P. Dole Commr. of Indian Affairs October 13, 1862.
Not On View

Our Online Collections site is a work in progress. If you have information about this item that may be of assistance, please contact us.