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Note from H. B. Gaither to Chief John Ross, January 6, 1841

 Item — Folder: 756
Identifier: 4026.927-.1

Description

Note from H. B. Gaither, Fort Gibson to Chief John Ross. Includes copy of note from Captain William Armstrong, Western Superintendent of Indian Affairs to Gaither, who has some "papers of importance"; he considers "all objections removed" provided the "Cherokees have a government" and are prepared to make disbursements from funds on hand for "national purposes.' Rear side of above note from J. Parker Ridgeway to Ross. Folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on three pages. Folder 756

Dates

  • January 6, 1841

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. Parker Ridgeway, H. B. Gaither, Wm. Armstrong"

Dimensions

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

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Creator

Repository Details

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

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