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Letter signed "Sequoyah" in English

Scope and Content Notes

Letter (no address) signed Sequoyah. Refers to "Fourteen years since we who are called Cherokee have learned to read." Folder 6

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Title(s): 
Letter signed "Sequoyah" in English
Creator(s): 
Sequoyah Sequoyah (Subject)
Culture: 
Native American, Cherokee
Date: 
mid-19th century
Materials/Techniques: 
ink on paper
Classification: 
Object Type: 
Accession No: 
3826.2500
Previous Number(s): 
63142
Department: 
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