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Letter from Chief John Ross to Pierce M. Butler

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Draft copy of Letter from Chief John Ross, Parkhill, to Pierce M. Butler, Cherokee Agent. Protesting arrest and jailing of Eli Faught (or Vaugat), a Cherokee, by a Deputy Marshall from Arkansas (Moulton) One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto and verso. Folder 787

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Title(s): 
Letter from Chief John Ross to Pierce M. Butler
Creator(s): 
John Ross (Subject)
Culture: 
Native American; Cherokee
Date: 
December 4, 1841
Materials/Techniques: 
ink on paper
Classification: 
Manuscripts
Object Type: 
Letter
Accession No: 
4026.953
Department: 
Archive
Collection: 
John Ross Papers
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