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Draft Copy of Letter from Cherokee Delegation to Commissioner James Steele

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Draft copy of letter from Cherokee Delegation (similar to letter of same date) signed by Chief John Ross, Lewis Ross, Lewis Downing, James McDaniel, and Evan Jones to Commissioner James Steele regarding allowing the Delaware Indians to settle on the Cherokee "Neutral" land south of Kansas. Folded sheets of paper with handwritten text in ink on seven pages. Folder 1230

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Title(s): 
Draft Copy of Letter from Cherokee Delegation to Commissioner James Steele
Creator(s): 
John Ross (Subject)
Culture: 
Native American; Cherokee
Date: 
June 8, 1864
Materials/Techniques: 
ink on paper
Classification: 
Manuscripts
Object Type: 
Draft
Accession No: 
4026.1443-.3
Department: 
Archive
Collection: 
John Ross Papers
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