United States, Southern States, 33.346678, -84.119434Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma. Principal Chief (1828-1866 : Ross)1835-01-14This is a letter from John Ross, Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, to Thomas G. Barron and David Irwin, attorneys for the Nation, dated January 14, 1835. Ross informs them that a small sum will be forwarded to assure them of the Nation's intention to pay for legal services. In addition, he mentions recent acts passed by the state of Georgia, and upcoming judicial proceedings involving Cherokee plaintiffs.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.text/htmlimage/jpegch030engManuscript held by the The Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, TN, State Library Cherokee Collection, box 1, folder 23, document ch030.Mode of access: World Wide Web.System requirements: AT&T DjVu browser plug-in needed to view images of documents.http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/Cherokee Indians--Legal status, laws, etc.[Letter] 1835 Jan. 14, Washington [to Thomas G.] Barron and [David] Irwin, Cassville, Cherokee Nation / Jno. [i.e., John] RossText