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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07385.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1862 |
| Title | Albert Pike to John Ross re: requesting necessary papers to capture fugitive slave |
| Date | 20 March 1862 |
| Author | Pike, Albert (1809-1891) |
| Recipient | Ross, John |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | The slave was wanted for the crime of horse stealing. |
| Subjects | American West American Indian History Frontiers and Exploration Westward Expansion African American History Slavery Crime Runaway Slave Fugitive Slave Act Law Confederate General or Leader |
| Place written | Headquarters, Indian Territory |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Slavery & Abolition; African Americans; Law; Westward Expansion |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | John Ross was a Cherokee chief |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Related documents | H.M. Rector calling for Cherokee Nation to remove and deliver "Jack" to Albert Pike |