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The Removal of the Cherokee

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Typescript of an essay titled "The Removal of the Cherokee" by John Madden. Describes how the comissioner J.F. Schermerhorn arranged the Treaty of 1835 in absence of Cherokee officers. By this treaty, the Cherokee Nation ceded to the U.S. all territory east of the Mississippi River. Includes history of the removal from June 1838 to March 1839. Folder 65

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Title(s): 
The Removal of the Cherokee
Culture: 
Native American, Cherokee
Date: 
circa 1927
Materials/Techniques: 
ink on paper
Classification: 
Manuscripts
Object Type: 
Essay
Accession No: 
4027.5291
Previous Number(s): 
77233
Department: 
Archive
Collection: 
Cherokee Papers Manuscript Collection
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