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Letter from Elijah Hicks to Chief John Ross

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Letter from Elijah Hicks, Verdigris, to Chief John Ross, Park Hill. Reports death of Black Dog, Osage Band Chief, and Wolf's desire to be confirmed as successor by the Cherokees. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on three pages. Folder 982

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Title(s): 
Letter from Elijah Hicks to Chief John Ross
Creator(s): 
Elijah Hicks (Subject)
Culture: 
Native American, Cherokee
Date: 
April 2, 1848
Materials/Techniques: 
ink on paper
Classification: 
Manuscripts
Object Type: 
Letter
Accession No: 
4026.1140
Previous Number(s): 
56317
Department: 
Archive
Collection: 
John Ross Papers
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