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Letter from A. Yell to Chief John Ross, April 13, 1839

 Item — Folder: 531
Identifier: 4026.726-.1

Description

Letter from A. Yell, Fayetteville, to Chief John Ross. Report "recent outrages" by Cherokees against whites and his request to General Arbuckle to arrest offenders and patrol border to halt liquor traffic. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on three pages. Folder 531

Dates

  • April 13, 1839

Creator

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

Materials in English

Access Restrictions

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Extent

From the Collection: 11 Linear Feet

Mark(s)

Postage mark, wax seal

Medium

ink on paper, wax

Signed

Signed, "A. Yell"

Dimensions

Overall: 10 × 16 in. (25.4 × 40.6 cm) Folded: 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)

Creator

Source

Repository Details

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

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