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Letter from Commissioner of Confederate States to Indian Nations west of the Arkansas Albert Pike to Chief John Ross
J. L. Hargett
Copy of Letter from Chief John Ross to Lieutenant Colonel J. R. Kannady
John Ross

Copy of Letter from Brigadier General Ben McCulloch to Chief John Ross

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Copy of letter from Brigadier General Ben McCulloch to Chief John Ross respecting neutrality (with right of Southern sympathizers to organize home guards), and stating he will meet a Northern invasion of Cherokee Territory 'if I deem it advisable. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 1108

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Title(s): 
Copy of Letter from Brigadier General Ben McCulloch to Chief John Ross
Creator(s): 
Ben McCulloch (Author)
Culture: 
American
Date: 
June 12, 1861
Materials/Techniques: 
ink on paper
Classification: 
Object Type: 
Accession No: 
4026.1276-.1
Previous Number(s): 
56453
Department: 
Collection: 
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