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Letter from Joel Roberts Poinsett to Brigadier General Matthew Arbuckle

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Letter from Joel Roberts Poinsett, Secretary of War, to Brigadier General Matthew Arbuckle, Fort Gibson. Requesting him, with aid of chiefs, to return to Alabama two slaves claimed by General Isaac Wellburn. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 495

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Title(s): 
Letter from Joel Roberts Poinsett to Brigadier General Matthew Arbuckle
Creator(s): 
Joel Roberts Poinsett (Author)
Culture: 
American
Date: 
December 17, 1838
Materials/Techniques: 
ink on paper, wax
Classification: 
Manuscripts
Object Type: 
Letter
Accession No: 
4026.700-.1
Previous Number(s): 
55761
Department: 
Archive
Collection: 
John Ross Papers
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