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Letter from Joel R. Poinsett to Chief John Ross, August 12, 1837

 Item — Folder: 240
Identifier: 4026.462-.1

Description

Letter from Joel R. Poinsett [delivered by Sherburne] to Chief John Ross. President 'has no control over Treaty, and no alternative but its enforcement.' Sherburne hopes to induce the Cherokee through the influence of Chiefs to remove peaceably. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 240

Dates

  • August 12, 1837

Creator

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

Materials in English

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Extent

From the Collection: 11 Linear Feet

Medium

ink on paper

Signed

Signed, "J. R. Poinsett"

Dimensions

Overall: 9 3/4 × 17 1/2 in. (24.8 × 44.5 cm) Folded: 9 3/4 × 8 3/4 in. (24.8 × 22.2 cm)

Creator

Source

Repository Details

Part of the Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research Repository

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