- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter] 1838 Oct. 16, Blythes Ferry [to] John Ross / J. Powell
- Creator:
- Powell, J.
- Publisher:
- Manuscript held by the The Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, TN, State Library Cherokee Collection, box 1, folder 21, document ch016.
- Date of Original:
- 1838-10-16
- Subject:
- Cherokee Nation
Indians, Treatment of - Location:
- United States, Southern States, 33.346678, -84.119434
- Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This is a letter from J. Powell to John Ross, Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, dated October 16, 1838. Powell informs Ross of continuing problems in making ferry crossings with detachments, as a result of interference by local settlers. The letter is directed to Ross at the Cherokee Agency in Tennessee.
Digital image and encoded transcription of an original manuscript, scanned, transcribed and encoded by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville Libraries in 2000, as part of GALILEO, funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. - Local Identifier:
- ch016
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_ch016
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_ch016#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_ch016/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [title of item], State Library Cherokee Collection, The Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, TN, presented in the Digital Library of Georgia
- Extent:
- 3 pages/leaves
- Holding Institution:
- Tennessee State Library and Archives
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Blythes Ferry
Oct 16th 1838
Mr. John Ross Prl Chf &c [principal chief et cetera]
I embrace the opportunity to say to you that we arrived at this [added text: place ] [unclear text: exactly ] in this day on yesterday- & up to this time. 10 O'clock [illegible text] - we have only succeeded in getting some twenty waggons [wagons] across the River- In fact I am constrained to the conclusion that the perprieters [proprietors] of the Ferry, influenced by the surrounding citizens (for lucrative purposes) are determined to retard all exertions on the part of the conductor to [unclear text: proceed ] with their detachments- Hence I would [deleted text: I would ] respectfully suggest the propriety, if practicable to [unclear text: form ] the use of the Ferry until your people have all crossed Judging by the past, I believe that it [added text: will ] consume a part of tomorrow in getting all our- detachment- upon the opposite bank-
Mr. Williams returns to the Agency believing that you will be able to give him a situation in Judge Brown' Detachment--if you can accommodate him, it- will if possible increase the obligations I already owe
Page: [2]
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You shall hear from us touching things in general so soon as we reach Sequachy Vally.
With profound regard your friend & very obt svt [obedient servant]
[Signed] J Powell Atty [Attorney] [illegible text] &c [et cetera]
Page: [3]
Mr. John Ross Prl Chf [Principal Chief] Cherokee Agency Tennessee
[unclear text: Petition B ] of Mr. Thos. [Thomas] Williams