Chief John Ross correspondence, 1830

Collection Title: Chief John Ross correspondence, 1830
Description: Ross served as Principal Chief of the Cherokees from 1828 to 1866. Collection consists of one letter, December 10, 1830, from Ross to Georgia Attorney General George Crawford advising him of Ross’ efforts to stop Georgia from enacting or enforcing its laws in the Cherokee Nation.
Gift of the Chief John Ross House Association, November 14, 2008, via Larry Rose.
Identifier: Acc. 389

Chief John Ross correspondence, 1830
Ross, Principal Chief of the Cherokees from 1828 to 1866, protested the removal of the Cherokee through legal action. This letter is to the Georgia Attorney General George Crawford, advising him of Ross's efforts to stop Georgia from enacting or enforcing laws in the Cherokee Nation.