Know all men by these presents that we Talotuskee, Colomiskee, and Nelly of the Cherokee Nation of Indians... do ordain, nominate, constitute, and appoint Gideon Morgan... Our true and lawful attorney... [manuscript], 1825 Nov. 18.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Talotuskee, author.

Contributor:

• Edward E. Ayer Collection (Newberry Library), owner.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Cherokee Indians.
• Indian reservations.
• Land tenure.
• McMinn County (Tenn.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Production:

[Place of production not identified : producer not identified, 1825]

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.

Notes:

• Indigenous Histories and Cultures in North America was originally published in 2013, as American Indian Histories and Cultures. The title was changed in 2024.
• AM reference: VAULT box Ayer MS 873.
• Indigenous Peoples metadata has been supplied by exonym as these are the terms most commonly used in the documents. Updates are being made to metadata to reference preferred names wherever possible. For more information on our approach to language and metadata in the resource visit the Language Statement.
• Description based on publisher-supplied metadata (viewed January 24, 2024).