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Box 5

 Container

Contains 1 Result:

D. N. Cooley, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Cancels Ross as Chief of Cherokee Affairs, (Kutsche 5424), September 26, 1865

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 157
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 26, 1865