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Letter from J. P. Evans to Chief John Ross
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Letter from J. P. Evans to Chief John Ross reporting incident at Webbers Falls in which full-bloods under Doublehead prevented a Captain's company from raising a Confederate Flag, after which Doublehead's life was threatened and the killing of half-bloods by full-bloods planned. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 1111

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Title(s): 
Letter from J. P. Evans to Chief John Ross
Creator(s): 
J. P. Evans (Author)
Culture: 
Native American, Cherokee
Date: 
July 2, 1861
Materials/Techniques: 
ink on paper
Classification: 
Manuscripts
Object Type: 
Letter
Accession No: 
4026.1305-.1
Previous Number(s): 
56458
Department: 
Archive
Collection: 
John Ross Papers
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