William P. Ross informed Jno. T. Adair that the council at its late session authorized the establishment of an industrial school for orphan children in the Cherokee Nation. Ross tells Adair that he was confirmed to be on the Board of Trustees. Ross told Adair that he would be willing to dispose of the land he owned near Grand Saline so it could be used for the industrial school. Orphan Asylum is written across the top of the letter in pencil.
Folder 366
Letter from William P. Ross in Fort Gibson to Jno. T. Adair concerning land for industrial school for orphans. 4026.1934. John Drew Manuscript Collection. December 16, 1871. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/40261934 (09/26/2018).
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