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Letter, Samuel Mitchell, Chickasaw Agency, to Acting Governor West, enclosing a statement of his account against the United States for the last quarter, reporting hiring of personnel to construct cotton spinning wheels and to weave cloth, the progress of the women in weaving, and his inability to get a blacksmith was retarding progress in farming; advising that an unauthorized party of Indians have set out for the United States, perhaps to the seat of government.

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  • Doc Number: 348
  • Administration: William C. Claiborne
  • Date(s): 1804-05-09
  • Description: Letter, Samuel Mitchell, Chickasaw Agency, to Acting Governor West, enclosing a statement of his account against the United States for the last quarter, reporting hiring of personnel to construct cotton spinning wheels and to weave cloth, the progress of the women in weaving, and his inability to get a blacksmith was retarding progress in farming; advising that an unauthorized party of Indians have set out for the United States, perhaps to the seat of government.
  • Call Number: Series 0488
  • Filename: 488-0348-01.tif