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Ross, John, 1790-1866

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1790 - 1866

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

John Howard Payne Papers

 Collection
Identifier: VAULT-Ayer-MS-689
Abstract

Material collected in the 1830s and 1840s by actor, playwright and editor John Howard Payne, relating to American Indians, primarily concerning the Cherokees for Payne's intended history of the Cherokee Nation. Collection consists of fourteen volumes of correspondence, manuscript notes, transcriptions, extensive historical research, memoranda, and published and unpublished documents.

Dates: 1794-1842; Majority of material found within 1825 - 1842

Thomas Lee Ballenger papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ayer-Modern-MS-Ballenger
Abstract

Correspondence and writings of author, educator, and historian Thomas Lee Ballenger; photographs, legal papers, and documents of the Cherokee Indians, their territory, and prominent individuals who contributed to Oklahoma's history; genealogical materials including detailed tables, charts, and diagrams of individual Cherokee families; and extensive collections of archaeological artifacts.

Dates: 1730-1968; Majority of material found within 1835 - 1968

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Cherokee Indians -- Genealogy 1
Cherokee Indians -- Government relations 1
Cherokee Indians -- Government relations -- Sources 1
Cherokee Indians -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 1
Cherokee Indians -- History -- Sources 1