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Copy of Letter from Chief John Ross and 9 members of the Cherokee Nation East and West to Joel R. Poinsett, Secretary of War
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Copy of Letter from Chief John Ross Delegation to Joel R. Poinsett
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Letter from Chief John Ross to Committee nominating Richard Taylor, Samuel Gunter, James Brown, Edward Gunter, Sittewakee, White Path, and Elijah Hicks as delegates to represent Cherokee Nation before the United States committee. Advise and consent (?) by Richard Taylor, President, and Stephen Foreman, Clerk. (Moulton) Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto. Folder 234

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Title(s): 
Letter from Chief John Ross to Committee
Creator(s): 
John Ross (Subject)
Culture: 
Native American; Cherokee
Date: 
August 7, 1837
Materials/Techniques: 
ink on paper
Classification: 
Manuscripts
Object Type: 
Letter
Accession No: 
4026.458
Department: 
Archive
Collection: 
John Ross Papers
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