‘Indians—Cherokee Nation, West.’ Memorial of the delegates and representatives of the Cherokee Nation, West to the honorable the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States, in Congress assembled showing that they had been sent to the seat of Government of the United States, by a people suffering under the most unprovoked and cruel oppression, etc. 26th Congress, 1st Session, House of representatives, document no.162, 15 pages, 4/1/1840, Box: 1, Folder: 2, Item: 12. James L. Britton American Indian Collection, A-0118. East Texas Research Center. https://archives.sfasu.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/114172 Accessed October 07, 2026.