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Letter from Colonel William Lindsay to Council for the Cherokee Nation

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Letter from Colonel William Lindsay to Council of Cherokee Nation asking for help in rounding up the Creeks scheduled for removal who have taken refuge in the Cherokee Nation. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on two pages and handwritten Cherokee syllabary in pencil. Folder 232

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Title(s): 
Letter from Colonel William Lindsay to Council for the Cherokee Nation
Creator(s): 
William Lindsay (Author)
Culture: 
American, Creek
Date: 
August 3, 1837
Materials/Techniques: 
ink on paper
Classification: 
Manuscripts
Object Type: 
Letter
Accession No: 
4026.456
Previous Number(s): 
55379
Department: 
Archive
Collection: 
John Ross Papers
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