Letter from Elijah Hicks to Chief John Ross / Elijah Hicks

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Title(s):

Letter from Elijah Hicks to Chief John Ross

Creator(s):

Elijah Hicks

Culture:

Native American; Cherokee

Date:

September 23, 1838

Materials/Techniques:

ink on paper, wax

Classification:

Manuscripts

Object Type:

Letter

Accession No:

4026.653a

Department:

Dimensions

Overall:

Length: 10 in. (25.4 cm)
Width: 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm)

Folded:

Length: 10 in. (25.4 cm)
Width: 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm)

Interpretation

Description:

Letter from Elijah Hicks to Chief John Ross. Requesting $40 to pay expenses of his detachment. (Moulton) Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on two pages.
Folder 441

About the Creator

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

Elijah Hicks

Role(s):

Author

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archives (groupings), Cherokee, Chief, Detachments, Elijah Hicks, Indian Removal, John Ross, John Ross Papers, letters (correspondence), Native American

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, . Letter from Elijah Hicks to Chief John Ross. 4026.653a. John Ross Papers. September 23, 1838. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/4026653a (02/19/2018).

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