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Copy of Letter from Chief John Ross to General Matthew Arbuckle

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Letter (draft) from Chief John Ross and 22 others in convention to General Matthew Arbuckle. Reporting that a greater part of a committee sent to the Old Settler Council at mouth of Illinois River retired because their lives were threatened by Star, Bell and others. (Moulton) Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 606

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Title(s): 
Copy of Letter from Chief John Ross to General Matthew Arbuckle
Creator(s): 
John Ross (Subject)
Culture: 
Native American; Cherokee
Date: 
July 24, 1839
Materials/Techniques: 
ink on paper
Classification: 
Manuscripts
Object Type: 
Letter
Accession No: 
4026.798-.1
Department: 
Archive
Collection: 
John Ross Papers
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