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Draft Copy of Letter from Chief John Ross to Committee and Council

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Draft copy of letter from Ross, Tahlequah, to Committee and Council in National Council. Convened, reporting outbreak of negroes and suggesting that a force be raised to apprehend the runaways (Moulton). Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 882

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Title(s): 
Draft Copy of Letter from Chief John Ross to Committee and Council
Creator(s): 
John Ross (Subject)
Culture: 
Native American; Cherokee
Date: 
November 17, 1842
Materials/Techniques: 
ink on paper
Classification: 
Manuscripts
Object Type: 
Draft
Accession No: 
4026.1045-.1
Department: 
Archive
Collection: 
John Ross Papers
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