"In the Beginning" by Fred Olds. From postcard from the Oklahoma Territorial Museum.

John Brown was deposed as Principal Chief for failure to compromise with the Ross Party

Betty June Starr Whelan Cherokee Collection, MS-188
MS188-03-13: Historic Indian Materials · Page 7.20*
Physical location
Betty June Starr Whelan Cherokee Collection, MS-188
MS188-03-13: Historic Indian Materials
Page 7.20*
Material type
Article (Photograph / Image)
Date
NA
Description
John Brown was elected Principal Chief but he was let go because he did not compormise with the Ross Party. The next Principle Chief also objected meetingd called by the Ross Party.
Author or creator
C.W. "Dub" West
Publication or source
Among the Cherokees
Subjects and names
John Brown, Catherine and David Brown, Walter Webber, Tsu-luh, Sam Houston, John Looney, John Rogers, General Matthew Arbuckle

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