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Silver cast butterfly pin with turquoise inset
Native American; Navajo (Diné)
Silver cast butterfly pin with turquoise inset
Native American; Navajo (Diné)
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Requisition from Chief John Ross to General Winfield Scott

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Requisition from Ross to Gen. Scott for $841,248 (12,608 Cherokees @ $66,240 per 1000), less $529,920 previously paid, leaving balance of $311,328. (Moulton). Folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four sides. Folder 488.

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Title(s): 
Requisition from Chief John Ross to General Winfield Scott
Creator(s): 
John Ross (Subject)
Culture: 
Native American; Cherokee
Date: 
November 7, 1838
Materials/Techniques: 
ink on paper
Classification: 
Manuscripts
Object Type: 
Receipt
Accession No: 
5126.875-.1
Department: 
Archive
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