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Letters from J. Y. McDuffie and J. Ross Browne to Milton S. Latham, 1860
No full textLetters from J. Y. McDuffie and J. Ross Browne relative to the claim of Joseph Lewison for goods furnished to the Nome Lackee Reservation during the years 1858 & 1859
Letters from J. Y. McDuffie and J. Ross Browne to A. B. Greenwood, 1860
No full textEnclose the voucher of Joseph S. Garwood for the transportation of Indians from Union Town, Humbolt Co. to the Mendocino Reservation, together with letter of J. Ross Browne on the subject
Letters from J. Y. McDuffie and J. Ross Browne to A. B. Greenwood, 1860
No full textEnclosed vouchers for articles purchased for the Indian Service by T. J. Henley late Superintendent with a view to their final adjustment together with letter from J. Ross Browne
Letter from R. McClelland to Chas. E. Mix with an extract from J. Ross Browne, 1855
No full textEnclosed a copy of an extract of a letter to the Treasy Department by its Agent J. Ross Browne relative to excessive charges for rent made by the Land Officers at Benicia, and the Surveyor Genl at San Francisco, California
Report and abstract of J. Ross Browne, 1858
No full textAbstract and full report of J. Ross Browne in relation to the poor condition of the Indians in Mendocino Reservation due to mismanagement. Attachments include accounts of articles furnished from the Reservation to the Indians and white laborers, and a memorial prepared by G. Canning Smith against T. J. Henley
Correspondence regarding Horace Kephart collection
No full textThis copy of a 1934 correspondence, from W. E. Bird to J. Ross Eakin, concerns the Horace Kephart collection. Horace Kephart (1862-1931) was a noted naturalist, woodsman, journalist, and author and promoter of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. William Ernest Bird (1890-1975) with Western Carolina Teachers College would become president of the college in the 1950s. J. Ross Eakin (1879-1946) was the first superintendent of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, holding that post from 1931 until 1945
Correspondence between Zebulon Weaver and J. Ross Eakin, August, 1932
No full textZebulon Weaver (1872-1948) was a lawyer and U.S. Representative from western North Carolina. He was a member of the North Carolina Park Commission and was involved in the land acquisition process that went towards establishment of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park and development of the Blue Ridge Parkway.
This correspondence between Weaver and J. Eakin Ross focuses on employment opportunities in the Smoky Mountain National Park. Following are brief summaries of each of the letters: Zebulon Weaver to J. Ross Eakin, August 2, 1932
In this letter Weaver queries Eakin, Superintendent of Smoky Mountains National Park, regarding employment opportunities and the process of securing employment in the park on behalf of some interested candidates.
J. Ross Eakin to Zebulon Weaver, August 3, 1932
In this letter Eakin explains to Weaver that currently the policy with regards to offering employment was to exhaust all labor living in the park area before hiring outsiders
Report from E. F. Beale and J. Ross Browne with letters from Leander Ransom and E. F. Beale, and newspaper clippings, 1855
No full textAn investigation report with a list of questions to E. F. Beale regarding his action conducting Indian affairs in California. Enclosed with a report describing the road condition to Tejon, a letter from Leander Ransom to J. Ross Browne on the land cultivated at the Tejon Reserve, and a letter from E. F. Beale to T. J. Henley informing him that Mr. Godey was told to plant barley and oats. Enclosed a report from J. Ross Browne on the winter of 1852 and 1853 with several newspaper articles showing the rising price of food and scarcity of provisions, as well as the worsening Indian-whites relationships
J. Ross Merrell
No full textPortrait of J. Ross Merrell, second counselor to Uintah Stake President Franklin Walker, 1960-1969
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