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2 .3 MOUNTAINS AND

INDIAN TERRITORV - CHEROKEE NATION

In d ia n TeAAltohy waA th e EaAtehn half* what lb now Oklahoma 46th S ta te In
1907). The F iv e C lv lllA e d Thibet* - Chehokee, Choctaw, MuAcogee (= Ctieek),
Sem inole - wehe a l l dem anded o &th e lh o r ig in a l & each had a w ith
th e U .S .A granting th elh . N ation la n d In what, a^teh 1834, known aA In d ia n
ThlA woa ’ UnohganlAed’ & each N ation had ItA own ahea & c o u n c il. Many
wehe eA tab llA h ed thetie & I n i t i a l l y th e POa wehe adm lnlAtehed aA o&

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Folded Letteb, blue c CANTONMENT GIBSON/ An OCT.15.18404 'FREE'
To Secbetaby of I h i in DC, who had the tight to |
P0 open at CANTONMENT/FORT) GIBSON, CHEROKEE NATION, 1827-57, 1863-90 (CSA 1861-631.

NatlonA wetie d iv id e d In to D lA th lctA & In 1840 FLINT DISTRICT waA eA ta b llA h ed by th e
Chehokee N ation al C o u n c il; F lin t Agency PO opened In AuguAt 1846. Sequoyah a halfi-bheed
Chetiokee In d ian In v en ted an 86 ChaAacleh Chehokee A lphabet & aA a overcame t h lb a l
A eAlAtance Ao th a t by th e 1840a th e t h lb e waA llt e h a t e & th eh e woa a Chehokee newApapeh.

Folded Lettet datelined Flint C.N. 20 1850
nb Flint C.N. 22.Aug. '10', ovet 300 bate to Cmningb, Ga.
IiIbiteb abking doctot Fobteb fob a certificate that he fought in the Indian Hat.

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