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Letter from John R. Nicholson to Chief John Ross

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Letter from John R. Nicholson, Cherokee citizen, to Chief John Ross. Protesting arrest in Cherokee Nation by Benton County (Ark.) volunteers. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on two pages. Folder 550

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Title(s): 
Letter from John R. Nicholson to Chief John Ross
Creator(s): 
John R. Nicholson (Author)
Culture: 
Native American, Cherokee
Date: 
May 13, 1839
Materials/Techniques: 
ink on paper
Classification: 
Object Type: 
Accession No: 
4026.743-.1
Previous Number(s): 
55838
Department: 
Collection: 
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