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Petition sign by 32 Cherokee asking Chief John Ross to declare a day of public thanksgiving

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Petition signed by 32 Cherokees asking Chief John Ross to declare a day of public thanksgiving. Petition reflects thanksgiving for end of reign of error which prevailed as a result of post-removal factionalism. Folder 94

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Title(s): 
Petition sign by 32 Cherokee asking Chief John Ross to declare a day of public thanksgiving
Culture: 
Native American, Cherokee
Date: 
November 1846
Materials/Techniques: 
ink on paper
Classification: 
Manuscripts
Object Type: 
Petition
Accession No: 
4026.1640
Previous Number(s): 
74207
Department: 
Archive
Collection: 
John Drew Manuscript Collection
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