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A talk from the head men warriers [sic] of the Cherokey [sic] Nation at a meeting held at Ustinare... [manuscript] : addressed to the Honorable Richard Winn Esquire, Superintendent for the Southern Department in answer to a talk sent by him dated the 12th Oct. 1788, 1788 Nov. 20.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs.
- United States.
- United States. Congress.
- Cherokee Indians.
- Indians of North America--Government relations.
- Indians of North America.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Production:
- [United States? : producer not identified, 1788]
- Summary:
- Contemporary copy of the address of Cherokee chiefs and headmen, Nov. 20, 1788, at Ustinali (now Calhoun, Georgia), to Richard Winn, U.S. Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Southern District, responding favorably to the proclamation of Congress and promises that the Nation s hunting grounds would be restored.
- Notes:
- Indigenous Histories and Cultures in North America was originally published in 2013, as American Indian Histories and Cultures. The title was changed in 2024.
- AM reference: VAULT oversize Ayer MS 157.
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