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Letter from Secretary of War Joel R. Poinsett to the Chief John Ross Delegation
J. L. Hargett
Letter from Cherokee Delegation: Chief John Ross, Edward Gunter, Situwakee, Richard Taylor, Elijah Hicks, John Brown, and White Path to President Martin Van Buren
J. L. Hargett
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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: 
Manuscripts
Object Type: 
Letter
Accession No: 
4026.873-.1
Department: 
Archive
Collection: 
John Ross Papers
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