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Letter from Capt. J.B.F. Russell

  • 1/26/1836

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In this letter, Capt. Russell suggests removal of the Potawatomi occur in the spring of 1836.

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This primary source comes from the Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

National Archives Identifier: 38995526

Full Citation: Letter from Capt. J. B. F. Russell Including Suggestions Relative to an Early and Efficient Course to Raise an Extensive Emigrating Party of Indians; 1/26/1836; Commissary of General Subsistence LR 1835 C-V Chicago; Letters Received, 1831-36; Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Record Group 75; National Archives Building, Washington, DC. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/letter-from-capt-jbf-russell/, March 27, 2026]

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