Newberry Library - Know all men by these presents that we Talotuskee, Colomiskee, and Nelly of the Cherokee Nation of Indians ... do ordain, nominate, constitute, and...

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Title Know all men by these presents that we Talotuskee, Colomiskee, and Nelly of the Cherokee Nation of Indians ... do ordain, nominate, constitute, and...

Creator Talotuskee, Cherokee Indian

Date 1825

Place McMinn County (Tenn.), Southern States, Tennessee, Tennessee--McMinn County

Language English

Subjects Cherokee Indians, Indians of North America, Real property

Description Forms part of the Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)
Title supplied from beginning of text.

Summary Power of attorney, November 18, 1825, from three Cherokee Indian brothers, Talotuskee, Colomiskee, and Nelly, to Gideon Morgan, a Cherokee Indian residing in McMinn County, Tenn., authorizing him to prosecute their claim to their father's 640 acre reservation in the county. The document is signed with the marks of the three Cherokee brothers and is witnessed by James G. Williams, Aaron Haynes, and James S. Bridges.

Extent 1 item (2 p.) ; 32 cm

Format Manuscripts, American, Powers of attorney, Sources

Archival Collection Title Edward E. Ayer Collection, Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

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Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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Call Number Ayer MS 873

BibID 147558

Size 2434px × 3843px 26.79 MB

IIIF Resource Type Canvas

File Created 12/21/2013

Filename 991475588805867_Ayer_MS_873_00001.tif

Unique Identifier NL122IXW

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