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Letter from Chief John Ross to Joel Roberts Poinsett

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Letter signed by Chief John Ross, Joseph M. Lynch, Looney Price, Elijah Hicks, Edw. Gunter, George Hicks, Arch. Campbell and John Looney, to Joel R. Poinsett, Secretary of War. Reporting their presence as Cherokee delegation. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on three pages. Folder 683

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Title(s): 
Letter from Chief John Ross to Joel Roberts Poinsett
Creator(s): 
John Ross (Subject)
Culture: 
Native American, Cherokee
Date: 
December 31, 1839
Materials/Techniques: 
ink on paper
Classification: 
Object Type: 
Accession No: 
4026.873-.1
Previous Number(s): 
55971
Department: 
Collection: 
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