Ridge family papers, circa 1824-1968.
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Ridge, John, 1803-1839
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Cherokee Treaty Party leader and proponent of Cherokee emigration to the West. From the description of Letters, 1821-[ca. 1835]. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 39654507 John Ridge, the son of Major Ridge attended the mission schools at Spring-place Georgia, and Brainerd Mission in Tennessee. Because of his unusual intelligence he was sent to the Foreign Mission School at Cornwall, Connecticut in 1819. He was very handsome and distinguished in appearance but suffered...
Ridge, John Rollin, 1827-1867.
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California Indian poet. From the description of John Rollin Ridge papers, 1847-1867. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 122291030 John Rollin Ridge, also known as Cheesquatalawny (Yellow Bird), was born into the Cherokee Nation near New Echota, Georgia, on March 19, 1827. His grandfather, Major Ridge, and father, John Ridge, were active Cherokee leaders who in 1835 signed the New Ecota treaty, a land treaty which some Cherokees later blamed for the Tra...
Ridge family.
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Major Ridge, and son, John Ridge, were active Cherokee leaders who in 1835 signed the New Echota treaty, a land treaty which some Cherokees later blamed for the Trail of Tears. In 1839 both Major and John Ridge were murdered by members of the John Ross party, an event witnessed by John Ridge's 12-year-old son John Rollin Ridge. John Rollin Ridge wrote "The Life and Adventures of Joaquin Murieta, the Celebrated California Bandit," which is considered to be the first Native American novel and firs...
Boudinot, Elias, 1802-1839
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Elias Boudinot (Cherokee: ᎦᎴᎩᎾ ᎤᏩᏘ, romanized: Gallegina Uwati; 1802 – June 22, 1839), also known as Buck Watie) was a writer, newspaper editor, and leader of the Cherokee Nation. He was a member of a prominent family, and was born and grew up in Cherokee territory, now part of present-day Georgia. Born to parents of Cherokee and European ancestry and educated at the Foreign Mission School in Connecticut, he became one of several leaders who believed that acculturation was critical to Cherokee s...
