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Letter from James M. Payne to Chief John Ross / James M. Payne

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Letter to Chief John Ross, Washington City, from James M. Payne Oil Spring, Cherokee Nation. Reporting on examination of Cherokee schools, requesting books, and mentioning Starr, Rider and Jumper in connection with crimes. (Moulton). Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages.
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Title(s): 
Letter from James M. Payne to Chief John Ross
Creator(s): 
James M. Payne (Author)
Culture: 
Native American; Cherokee
Date: 
July 16, 1845
Materials/Techniques: 
ink on paper
Classification: 
Manuscripts
Object Type: 
Letter
Accession No: 
4026.1130-.1
Department: 
Archive
Collection: 
John Ross Papers
Signed, "Thomas M. Payne".
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