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Letter from Jesse Bushyhead to Chief John Ross

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Letter from Jesse Bushyhead and J. Powell for detachment to Chief John Ross. Protesting commissioners' handling of improvement claims and requesting non-acceptance of offsetting claims and transfer of record to West. (Moulton). Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 476

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Title(s): 
Letter from Jesse Bushyhead to Chief John Ross
Creator(s): 
Jesse Bushyhead (Author)
Culture: 
Native American, Cherokee
Date: 
October 26, 1838
Materials/Techniques: 
ink on paper, wax
Classification: 
Manuscripts
Object Type: 
Letter
Accession No: 
4026.691-.1
Previous Number(s): 
55739
Department: 
Archive
Collection: 
John Ross Papers
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