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Letter from William Shorey Coodey to Chief John Ross
William Shorey Coodey
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William Shorey Coodey

Letter from William Shorey Coodey to Agent Montfort Stokes

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Draft copy of letter by William Shorey Coodey, Chief John Ross, Young Wolf and Joseph M. Vann, to Agent Montfort Stokes. Protesting arrest of Cherokees and their imprisonment at Garrison (Moulton) 4026.854-.1 is a folded sheet with handwritten text in ink on four pages. 4026.854.2 is one sheet with handwritten text in ink on recto and verso. Folder 665

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Title(s): 
Letter from William Shorey Coodey to Agent Montfort Stokes
Creator(s): 
William Shorey Coodey (Author)
Culture: 
Native Americans, Cherokee
Date: 
October7, 1839
Materials/Techniques: 
ink on paper
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Accession No: 
4026.854-.2
Previous Number(s): 
55953
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