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Letter from Chief Justice Riley Keys and 16 other Cherokee to Brigadier General J. G. Blunt

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Letter from Chief Justice Riley Keys and 16 other Cherokee at Camp Babcock, Benton City, Arkansas to Brigadier General J. G. Blunt describing deplorable conditions following Colonel Weir's (Weer's) expedition and Stand Watie's raids and seeking relief for coming winter. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages and one sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto. Folder 1164

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Title(s): 
Letter from Chief Justice Riley Keys and 16 other Cherokee to Brigadier General J. G. Blunt
Creator(s): 
Riley Keys (Author)
Culture: 
Native Americans, Cherokee
Date: 
November 24, 1862
Materials/Techniques: 
ink on paper
Classification: 
Manuscripts
Object Type: 
Letter
Accession No: 
4026.1356-.2
Previous Number(s): 
56517
Department: 
Archive
Collection: 
John Ross Papers
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