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Petition of Letter from New Echota to Chief John Ross

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Petition of letter from New Echota to Chief John Ross in Washington City citing abuses of Cherokee and asking 'that you give us some encouragement of your reconciliation to the fate (which has now become evident) of the Cherokees…'Let us do the only thing that reason will allow us to do, which is to get away speedily from this state of affairs.' Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 212

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Title(s): 
Petition of Letter from New Echota to Chief John Ross
Creator(s): 
Unknown (Source)
Culture: 
Native American, Cherokee
Date: 
February 17, 1837
Materials/Techniques: 
ink on paper
Classification: 
Manuscripts
Object Type: 
Petitions
Accession No: 
4026.438-.1
Previous Number(s): 
55351
Department: 
Archive
Collection: 
John Ross Papers
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