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Power of Attorney from Jakes Bigbey to Chief John Ross / Unknown

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Power of Attorney from Jakes Bigbey to Ross, Washington City, to recover land in Tennessee reserved under Treaties of 1817 and 1819. Single folded sheet with handwritten text in ink on two pages.
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Title(s): 
Power of Attorney from Jakes Bigbey to Chief John Ross
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American; Cherokee
Date: 
April 7, 1842
Materials/Techniques: 
ink on paper
Classification: 
Manuscripts
Object Type: 
Official Document
Accession No: 
4026.1000
Department: 
Archive
Collection: 
John Ross Papers
Signed, "James Bigby".
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