Letter to Joel Roberts Poinsett / Unknown

Essay/Description

Unsigned letter from Park Hill to J. R. Poinsett, Secretary of War. Referring to two negroes claimed by Catherine Lipe. (4026.756.1) Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on two pages.
Folder 590

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Archive Item Information

©Gilcrease Museum

Title(s):

Letter to Joel Roberts Poinsett

Creator(s):

Unknown

Culture:

Native American; Cherokee

Date:

July 18, 1839

Materials/Techniques:

ink on paper

Classification:

Manuscripts

Object Type:

Letter

Accession No:

4026.782-.1

Department:

Dimensions

Overall:

Length: 10 in. (25.4 cm)
Width: 16 in. (40.6 cm)

Folded:

Length: 10 in. (25.4 cm)
Width: 8 in. (20.3 cm)

Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

African American, archives (groupings), Cherokee, Joel Roberts Poinsett, John Ross Papers, letters (correspondence), Native American, Park Hill, Secretary of War

Cite this Page

Unknown. Letter to Joel Roberts Poinsett. 4026.782-.1. John Ross Papers. July 18, 1839. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/4026782-1 (02/19/2018).

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