Letters to family, 1853-1855.

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Letters to family, 1853-1855.

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Three letters from John Rollin Ridge to his cousin, Cherokee leader and Confederate Army brigadier general Stand Watie (1806-1871), and his mother Sarah B.N. Ridge, written from Marysville, California. The first letter to Watie focuses on Ridge's experiences in California - which he calls a "series of bad luck" - and his belief that Major Ridge and John Ridge were "but partially avenged." In his second letter to Watie, Ridge writes that he had expected to make "a great deal of money" from his novel "The Life and Adventures of Joaquin Murieta," but that this had not been the case and that he was hoping to try again with a new edition in the Atlantic States. He also expresses his desire to establish a newspaper devoted to "the affairs of the Indian race" in Arkansas, a venture which he is asking Watie to finance. In the letter to his mother, Ridge writes of his desire to make a living as a writer and says he would not practice law unless "driven to it," and reiterates his desire to establish a newspaper devoted to Indian affairs. Photocopies of original letters.

3 letters, photocopies.

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Watie, Stand, 1806-1871

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Ridge, Major, approximately 1771-1839

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Ridge, John Rollin, 1827-1867.

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Ridge, John, 1803-1839

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Ridge, Sarah B.N.,

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