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Jackson, James, 1757-1806 to John Milledge

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02498.06 Author/Creator: Jackson, James, 1757-1806 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1803/01/04 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 20 cm, Width: 24.5 cm Order a Copy

Cosigned by Abraham Baldwin. Notifies the recipient of the ratification of the treaty with the Creek Indians. Hopes this treaty will lead the government to attempt to acquire even more Indian lands in the region.

Jackson, James, 1757-1806
Baldwin, Abraham, 1754-1807
Milledge, John, 1757-1818

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