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Memorial from the Cherokee Delegation to Congress

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Unsigned draft of a memorial from the Cherokee delegation to Congress. Reciting events from the Treaty of New Echota to Poinsett's letter of Jan. 4, 1840 [4026.880] defending Ross, and asking Congress to relieve "the evils under which we are now laboring" Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 706

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Title(s): 
Memorial from the Cherokee Delegation to Congress
Creator(s): 
Unknown (Source)
Culture: 
Native American, Cherokee
Date: 
1797 - 1897
Materials/Techniques: 
ink on paper
Classification: 
Manuscripts
Accession No: 
4026.1973-.3
Previous Number(s): 
55997; 4026.1973.1-.3
Department: 
Archive
Collection: 
John Ross Papers
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