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Draft Copy of Letter from Chief John Ross to Commissioner of Indian Affairs William P. Dole / Chief John Ross

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Draft copy of letter from Chief John Ross in Washington City to Commissioner of Indian Affairs W. P. Dole listing Cherokee refugees under his care and receiving subsistence. (5 families; 31 persons) (Moulton shows 36). Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages.
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Title(s): 
Draft Copy of Letter from Chief John Ross to Commissioner of Indian Affairs William P. Dole
Creator(s): 
Chief John Ross (Author)
Culture: 
Native American; Cherokee
Date: 
July 29, 1864
Materials/Techniques: 
ink on paper
Classification: 
Manuscripts
Object Type: 
Draft
Accession No: 
4026.1455-.1
Department: 
Archive
Collection: 
John Ross Papers
Signed, "John Ross"; Inscribed in ink, "Copy of a communication".
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