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Authorization by Hugh McPherson for William Ryan to marry Nancy Fields with notation from Judge I. M. Hildebrand

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Hugh McPherson was the Court Clerk in the Canadian District of Cherokee Nation. William Ryan was a U. S. citizen who wanted to marry Nancy Fields, a Cherokee woman. Notation states that Judge I. M. Hildebrand married the couple on the following day. Folder 364

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Title(s): 
Authorization by Hugh McPherson for William Ryan to marry Nancy Fields with notation from Judge I. M. Hildebrand
Culture: 
Native American, Cherokee
Date: 
August 14, 1871 and August 15, 1871
Materials/Techniques: 
ink on paper
Classification: 
Manuscripts
Object Type: 
Authorization
Accession No: 
4026.1932
Previous Number(s): 
74807
Department: 
Archive
Collection: 
John Drew Manuscript Collection
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