Memorial of the Cherokee Delegation, East of the Mississippi River, for Securing Justice to Them from the United States · Appalachian State University Libraries Digital Collections

MemorialOfTheCherokeeDelegation_1836_A.pdf

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“Memorial of the Cherokee Delegation, East of the Mississippi River, for Securing Justice to Them from the United States,” Appalachian State University Libraries Digital Collections, accessed December 27, 2024, https://omeka.library.appstate.edu/items/show/14638.

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Title

Memorial of the Cherokee Delegation, East of the Mississippi River, for Securing Justice to Them from the United States

Description

In April 1836, a Cherokee Nation delegation petitioned the United States Congress for payment of an 1804 treaty in which the Cherokee Nation sold a tract a land for $5,000. The petition was referred to the Committee on Finance.

Subject

Cherokee Indians--Government relations

Legal status, laws, etc.

Treaties

Bills

Ross, John, 1790-1866

United States--War Department

Publisher

W.L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University

Date

1836

Format

PDF

Extent

1.28 MB

12 pages

Language

English

Type

Text

Identifier

E99_C5_M5_1836

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