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  • 1818 Letter from Cherokee chiefs to Gov. McMinn
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    http://www.tn.gov/tsla/founding_docs/33637_Transcript.pdf
  • Tennessee's Founding and Landmark Documents
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  • Map showing the lands assigned to emigrant Indians west of Arkansas & Missouri, 1836
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    Maps; Indigenous peoples; Rivers; Forts & fortifications
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  • Historical Maps of Tennessee
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  • John Ross
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    Portrait drawings; Portrait prints; Indian agents; Book illustrations
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    A half-length portrait, facing right, wearing a stylish suit and war paint. He is shown seated at a desk with letters on the desktop, to indicate the literacy of the Cherokee.
  • Nineteenth Century Native American Prints
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  • Major Ridge
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    Portrait paintings
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    Portrait of Cherokee chief Major Ridge shown wearing a blue coat, brown vest, and white shirt.
  • Nineteenth Century Native American Prints
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  • Spring Frog
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    Portrait paintings
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    Portrait of Cherokee chief "Spring Frog" in colorful Native-American clothing.
  • Nineteenth Century Native American Prints
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  • Tah Chee
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    Portrait paintings; Headdresses; Daggers & swords
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    Portrait of Cherokee chief Tah-Chee shown wearing a lavender tunic with a dagger tucked into a green sash belted around the waist. His headdress is topped with a large red feather.
  • Nineteenth Century Native American Prints
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  • Sequoyah
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    Portrait paintings; Headdresses; Medals; Pipes (Smoking); Alphabets (Writing systems)
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    Potrait of Sequoyah, credtited with inventing the Cherokee alphabet. Sequoyah is shown wearing a blue coat with a red and white headscarf and a peace medal hanging around his neck. He is pointing to a document showing the Cherokee alphabet and...
  • Nineteenth Century Native American Prints

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