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Letter from Chief John Ross to Sister Sarah Stapler

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Letter from Chief John Ross from Steamer Iron City, 5 miles below Van Buren enroute to Fort Gibson, to Sister Sarah Stapler speaking of loss of loved wife and mother and of their home at Park Hill. (Moulton). Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 1285

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Title(s): 
Letter from Chief John Ross to Sister Sarah Stapler
Creator(s): 
John Ross (Subject)
Culture: 
Native American; Cherokee
Date: 
August 31, 1865
Materials/Techniques: 
ink on paper
Classification: 
Manuscripts
Object Type: 
Letter
Accession No: 
4027.1521-.1
Department: 
Archive
Collection: 
John Ross Papers
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