Chief John Ross and other leaders of the Cherokee nation wrote a letter to Congress to protest the 1835 Treaty of New Echota. This treaty, signed by a group of Cherokees claiming to represent ...

Cherokee Nation Principal Chief John Ross is among the singers of the treaty, along with a delegation that included “old settler” representatives. According to the UKB, Anderson’s opinion ...

and in February 1836 the Cherokee National Council voted to reject it. Led by Principal Chief John Ross, opponents submitted a petition, signed by thousands of Cherokee citizens, urging Congress ...

Ross's Landing preserves one of the main departure points for the Cherokee. John Ross was a prominent businessman and ...