- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Letter, 1838 June 12, Washington to C[arey] A. Harris / Jno. [i.e., John] Ross
- Creator:
- Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma. Principal Chief (1828-1866 : Ross)
- Publisher:
- Manuscript held by the The Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, TN, State Library Cherokee Collection, box 1, folder 23, document ch027.
- Date of Original:
- 1838-06-12
- Subject:
- Indian agents
Seminole Indians - Location:
- United States, Florida, 28.75054, -82.5001
- Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This is a copy of a letter from John Ross to C. A. Harris, commissioner of Indian Affairs, dated June 12, 1838. Ross applies to Harris for payment for Hair Conrad, Jesse Bushyhead, Thomas Woodward, and Major Pole Cat, who acted as mediators to the Seminoles in Florida.
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:
- ch027
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_ch027
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_ch027#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_ch027/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:
- 2 pages/leaves
- Holding Institution:
- Tennessee State Library and Archives
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Washington City
June 12th 1838
C.A Harris Esq. Commr. [Commissioner] of Indian Affairs
Sir/
I herewith submit for payment the accounts of Hair Conrad, Jesse Bushyhead, Thos. [Thomas] Woodward and Major Pole Cat for services and expenses [deleted text: incurred ] as Mediators of peace to the Seminoles of Florida- Also, their powers of Attorney appointing me as their Agent in the premises.
It is proper [added text: for me ] distinctly for me to explain, that although I have here acquiesced in the deductions required by the Department, I, as Agent and Acting in behalf of the above named persons, do not mean thereby to prejudice the right of claiming from the United States the sums they deducted from the Original accounts in the Memorial of the Deputation to Congress bearing date
March 21st. 1838 -- .
I am Sir, Yr. Obt. Sert. [Your Obedient Servant]
[Signed] Jno [John] Ross
Page: [2]
Copy of a letter to C.A. Harris Esqr. [Esquire] Commissioner of Indian Affairs- respecting the claims of the Cherokee Mediators --
June 12th. 1838