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Envelope addressed to Mr. Lewis Ross, Fort Gibson, Cherokee Nation, via Fort Scott, Kansas
Native Americans, Cherokee
Letter from Henry C. Ross to Lewis Ross in Washington D.C. regarding personal things, hoping for a visit in June
Native American; Cherokee
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Requisition from Chief John Ross to General Winfield Scott

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Requisition by Ross to Gen. Scott for $92,781.50 to cover issues by Lewis Ross for provisions, soap, and forage during period of drought delay. (Moulton). Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on two pages. Folder 490

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Title(s): 
Requisition from Chief John Ross to General Winfield Scott
Creator(s): 
John Ross (Subject)
Culture: 
Native American, Cherokee
Date: 
November 9, 1838
Dimensions: 
Overall: 10 × 16 in. (25.4 × 40.6 cm) Folded: 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)
Classification: 
Manuscripts
Object Type: 
Receipt
Accession No: 
4026.705-.1
Previous Number(s): 
55753
Department: 
Archive
Collection: 
John Ross Papers
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