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Letter from Chief John Ross to Secretary of War Joel R. Poinsett

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Letter from Chief John Ross to Secretary of War Joel R. Poinsett protesting Brigadier General John E. Wool's General Order number 74 which colonel Lindsay states will require him 'to suppress a Cherokee General Council called for July 31, 1837.' (Moulton) Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 224

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Title(s): 
Letter from Chief John Ross to Secretary of War Joel R. Poinsett
Creator(s): 
John Ross (Subject)
Culture: 
Native American, Cherokee
Date: 
June 22, 1837
Materials/Techniques: 
ink on paper
Classification: 
Manuscripts
Object Type: 
Letter
Accession No: 
4026.449.1
Previous Number(s): 
55370
Department: 
Archive
Collection: 
John Ross Papers
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