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Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 To the Cherokee Tribe of Indians East of the Mississippi [circular] [removal]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07377 Author/Creator: Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Document Date: 1835/03/16 Pagination: 2 p. ; 32 x 19.7 cm. Order a Copy

Printed circular letter. "I have no motive, my friends, to deceive you...circumstances that cannot be controlled, and which are beyond the reach of human laws, render it impossible that you can flourish in the midst of a civilized community. You have but one remedy within your reach. And that is, to remove in the West..."

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

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