Letter : Washington, [D.C.], to George Graham, Dept. of War, 1816 Mar. 22.

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Letter : Washington, [D.C.], to George Graham, Dept. of War, 1816 Mar. 22.

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Contemporary copy of a Mar. 22, 1816, letter from the Cherokee delegation in Washington, to George Graham, acting secretary of war, requesting that unauthorized persons be removed by military force from their reserved lands, so that the lessee, Gideon Morgan, could take possession.

1 item (1 folded sheet (4 p.)) ; 26 cm.

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