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Letter, H. [Henry] Dearborn, War Department, to Samuel Mitchell, reports the visit of a delegation of the Chickasaw Nation with a lack of credentials, passport, and proper interpreter which rendered communication impossible; says they were received with cordiality by the President, given gifts and transport home; charges agent to "prevent the irregular manner" in which Indians visit the President, it being "troublesome, expensive, and dangerous".
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Letter, H. [Henry] Dearborn, War Department, to Samuel Mitchell, reports the visit of a delegation of the Chickasaw Nation with a lack of credentials, passport, and proper interpreter which rendered communication impossible; says they were received with cordiality by the President, given gifts and transport home; charges agent to "prevent the irregular manner" in which Indians visit the President, it being "troublesome, expensive, and dangerous".
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- Doc Number: 113
- Administration: William C. Claiborne
- Date(s): 1802-11-27
- Description: Letter, H. [Henry] Dearborn, War Department, to Samuel Mitchell, reports the visit of a delegation of the Chickasaw Nation with a lack of credentials, passport, and proper interpreter which rendered communication impossible; says they were received with cordiality by the President, given gifts and transport home; charges agent to "prevent the irregular manner" in which Indians visit the President, it being "troublesome, expensive, and dangerous".
- Call Number: Series 0488
- Filename: 488-0113-02.tif