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

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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.
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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: 
Manuscripts
Object Type: 
Letter
Accession No: 
4026.1276-.1
Department: 
Archive
Collection: 
John Ross Papers
Signed, "Ben McCulloch"; Inscribed in ink on recto, "A Copy".
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