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Handwritten copy of letter from Cherokee Delegation to President U. S. Grant
Native American, Cherokee
Printed Statement of the Cherokee Funds requested by D. W. Bushyhead, Treasurer
Native American, Cherokee

Two typescript copies titled 'Texas Cherokees 1820-1839'

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Two typescript copies titled 'Texas Cherokees 1820-1839' describing the Cherokee who left Running Water Tennessee in 1794 with Chief John Bowles emigrating first to Missouri, then to Arkansas in 1811-1812. The story continue to tell of the 60 families who moved north of Nacogdoches, Spanish Territory in 1819-1820 and relates the events after Mexican revolution. This typescript is 90 pages. Folder 1

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Title(s): 
Two typescript copies titled 'Texas Cherokees 1820-1839'
Creator(s): 
John Bowles (Subject)
George Fields (Subject)
Culture: 
Native American, Cherokee
Date: 
1920
Materials/Techniques: 
ink on paper
Classification: 
Object Type: 
Accession No: 
3027.352a-b
Previous Number(s): 
79687
Department: 
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