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Bell, John, 1797-1869 to Gales and Seaton

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02467.03 Author/Creator: Bell, John, 1797-1869 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 12 March 1839 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 25 cm, Width: 20.5 cm Order a Copy

Requests copies from Gales and Seaton, government printers, of some documents of the last session of the House. Informs that he is anxious to see the report of the Secretary of War [Joel Roberts Poinsett] "in answer to a call for information from the House relative to the proper mode in the execution of the treaties with the Choctaw and Chickosa [Chickasaw] Indians." Mentions a Mr. Allen who is suffering from a disease.

Bell, John, 1797-1869

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