[Letter] 1838 Aug. 29, Georgetown [to] John Ross / [J.?] Mason Jr. Mason Jr., J. Cherokee Indians--Relocation This document is a copy of a letter from (J. ?) Mason Jr., in Georgetown to John Ross, Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, dated August 29, 1838. Mason informs Ross that he has recently received information regarding the emigration of Cherokees to the Arkansas territory and expresses his desire to furnish mercantile goods, to be delivered through New Orleans. Document ID: ch014. 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. Athens, Ga. : Digital Library of Georgia Tennessee State Library and Archives University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Libraries 2000 Business letters Text http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/zlna/id:ch014 3 pages/leaves text/html image/jpeg image/x-djvu Manuscript held by the The Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, TN, State Library Cherokee Collection, box 1, folder 18, document ch014 . Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: AT&T DjVu browser plug-in needed to view images of documents. 1838-08-29 Southern States This work is the property of the The Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, TN. It may be used freely by individuals for research, teaching, and personal use as long as this statement of availability is included in the text. Cite as: [title of item], State Library Cherokee Collection, The Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, TN, presented in the Digital Library of Georgia