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Handwritten copy of a letter from Senator James Harlan to Secretary of the Interior Columbus Delano / Native American; Cherokee

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Handwritten copy of a letter from Senator James Harlan to Secretary of the Interior Columbus Delano in which he suggests that a committee be established to set the price of Cherokee lands. He also states that some tribes are poorer than others.
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Title(s): 
Handwritten copy of a letter from Senator James Harlan to Secretary of the Interior Columbus Delano
Culture: 
Native American; Cherokee
Date: 
May 23, 1871
Materials/Techniques: 
ink on paper
Classification: 
Manuscripts
Object Type: 
Letter
Accession No: 
3826.1288
Department: 
Archive
Collection: 
Cherokee Papers Manuscript Collection
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