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Letter from Superintendent of Indian Affairs W. G. Coffin to Chief John Ross, September 22, 1864

 Item — Folder: 1256
Identifier: 4026.1465

Description

Letter from Superintendent of Indian Affairs William G. Coffin at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas to Chief John Ross in Philadelphia reporting 5,000 bushels of corn cannot be delivered to Cherokee because capture of supply train at Cabin Creek has made teamster rates excessive. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on two pages. Folder 1256

Dates

  • September 22, 1864

Creator

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

Materials in English

Access Restrictions

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Extent

From the Collection: 11 Linear Feet

Medium

ink on paper

Signed

Signed, "W. G. Coffin"

Dimensions

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

Source

Creator

Repository Details

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

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