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34 Items

1850 - 1900

Cherokee Capital, Tahlequah

June 1, 1831 | ink on paper

Unsigned Copy of Letter to William H. Underwood, Esquire

October 27, 1841 | ink on paper

Act Relative to Duties of Census Takers

July 18, 1831 | ink on paper

Letter from William Wirt to Chief John Ross

December 11, 1841 | ink on paper

Act of National Council

September 16, 1831 | ink on paper

Resolution of Council

November 14, 1859 | ink on paper

Act of National Council Instructing Delegation to Obtain from the United States the Power to Make Treaties with Indian tribes

February 2, 1833 | ink on paper

Letter from John Ridge to Chief John Ross

1797 - 1897 (October 4, 1860 Moulton) | ink on paper

First 2 Pages of Draft of Annual Message

December 3, 1833 | ink on paper

Resolution of Council

November 12, 1860 | ink on paper

Act of National Council Changing Location of Precinct for Holding Election in Going Snake District

circa June 19, 1834 | ink on paper

Unidentified and Unsigned Note to the General Council

February 19, 1863 | ink on paper

Act of National Council Naming Chief John Ross, Lewis Downing, James McDaniel, and Evan Jones as Delegates to Represent Cherokee before United State Government

April 2, 1835 | ink on paper

Memo of Allowances to be paid to Mr. Schermerhorn

May 14, 1863 | ink on paper

Act of National Council Authorizing Chief John Ross to Give a Full Statement of Failure of United States Civil Agents to Provide Relief to Cherokee and Authorizing Agents to Spend $20,000 for Relief

June 12, 1835 | ink on paper, wax

Letter from William Y. Hansell to Chief John Ross

November 27 & 28, 1863 | ink on paper

Letter from William Potter Ross to Chief John Ross

November 26, 1837 | ink on paper

Letter from William Shorey Coodey to Chief John Ross

1881 | ink on paper

Resolution of National Council Passed upon the Death of Reverend Stephen Foreman of Park Hill

March 11, 1838 | ink on paper

Unidentified text to be read by White Path