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Letter from Joel R. Poinsett to Chief John Ross

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Letter from Joel R. Poinsett [delivered by Sherburne] to Chief John Ross. President 'has no control over Treaty, and no alternative but its enforcement.' Sherburne hopes to induce the Cherokee through the influence of Chiefs to remove peaceably. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 240

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Title(s): 
Letter from Joel R. Poinsett to Chief John Ross
Creator(s): 
Joel Roberts Poinsett (Author)
J. L. Merritt (Author)
Culture: 
American
Date: 
August 12, 1837
Materials/Techniques: 
ink on paper
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Object Type: 
Accession No: 
4026.462-.1
Previous Number(s): 
55388
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Collection: 
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