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Buffington, Thomas M. (1855-1938) to Theodore Roosevelt re: urging sale of buildings to benefit Cherokee Indians

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04612 Author/Creator: Buffington, Thomas M. (1855-1938) Place Written: Tahlequah, Indian Territory Type: Typed letter signed Date: 1902/08/14 Pagination: 1.5 p. Order a Copy

Buffington writes the President to urge approval of an act to allow sale of buildings at Fort Gibson, owned by the Cherokee Nation, but occupied by various people.

Buffington, Thomas Mitchell, 1855-1938
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

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