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Letter from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs Thomas L. McKenney to Chief John Ross

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Letter from the Commissioner Thomas L. McKenney to Chief John Ross seeking information about "Legus Zab (?) and the Cherokee people"; also expressing sympathy for "the heavy calamity that rests on you all." Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on three pages. Folder 121

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Title(s): 
Letter from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs Thomas L. McKenney to Chief John Ross
Creator(s): 
Thomas L. McKenney (Author)
Culture: 
American
Date: 
August 4, 1834
Materials/Techniques: 
ink on paper, wax
Classification: 
Manuscripts
Object Type: 
Letter
Accession No: 
4026.157-.1
Previous Number(s): 
55249
Department: 
Archive
Collection: 
John Ross Papers
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