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Handwritten document in Cherokee syllabary with translation
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Handwritten list of names in Cherokee syllabary with photocopy
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Letter written in Cherokee syllabary from James McDaniel to Chiefs Ross and Lewis

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Letter written in Cherokee syllabary from James McDaniel to Chiefs Ross and Lewis, dated March 17 at the Place of the Chiefs regarding a man hunt for himself. McDaniel is a council member, refers to himself as "It's-Breaking-Out-of-Him", and signs the letter in English. Handwritten and typescript tranlation included alongside photocopy. Folder 73

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Title(s): 
Document in Cherokee language signed in English by James McDaniel
Culture: 
Native American, Cherokee
Date: 
mid-19th century - mid-20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
ink on paper
Classification: 
Manuscripts
Object Type: 
Manuscript
Accession No: 
4926.264
Previous Number(s): 
77241
Department: 
Archive
Collection: 
Cherokee Papers Manuscript Collection
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