Box 5
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Elijah Sells to Major Harlan: John Ross Not Recognized as Chief, (Kutsche 5466), September 23, 1865
File — Box: 5, Folder: 156
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
Contains original documents and some copies that describe the Cherokee Indian's political, historical, and cultural quest for identity and independence. There are grants, proclamations, resolutions, etc. Prominent Cherokees represented in the documents include John Ross, Stand Watie, Lewis Downing, Daniel H. Ross, D. W. Bushyhead, and W. C. Rogers. Numerous documents concern Cherokee participation in the Civil War, and relations with the U.S. government shortly after. Government officials...
Dates:
September 23, 1865