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Letter from Catherine Lipe to Chief John Ross

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Letter from Catherine Lipe, Park Hill, to Chief John Ross. Reciting facts concerning Negro slaves inherited by her but sold by her white husband without her consent, and later moved west and delivered to her. One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto. Folder 564

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Title(s): 
Letter from Catherine Lipe to Chief John Ross
Creator(s): 
Catherine Lipe (Author)
Culture: 
Native American, Cherokee
Date: 
June 22, 1839
Materials/Techniques: 
ink on paper
Classification: 
Object Type: 
Accession No: 
4026.756-.1
Previous Number(s): 
55852
Department: 
Collection: 
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