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    "title": "Letter from George Cortelyou, Secretary to the President to Secretary of the Interior E. A. Hitchcock",
    "description": "This letter encloses papers from Representative John Stephens relative to the tax imposed on live stock in the Chickasaw Nation.",
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    "ocrText": "Copy.\nDAVIS & GARNETT,\nAttorneys at Law.\nGainesville, Texas, Jan. 7th, 1903.\nHon. John H. Stephens,\nWashington, D. C.\nDear Sir:\nI was at Chickasha last Saturday. Guy P. Cobb with\nabout twenty armed Indian Police was there threatening to seize\nand drive off cattle, and were intimidating some people into\npaying money.\nIn order to prevent friction and strife, I submitted\nto Cobb the proposition, a copy of which I herewith hand you.\nCobb seemed to think the proposition was fair, and said he would\nrecommend its acceptance by the Indian Agent or Indian Inspector.\nI have just received the enclosed letter from Mr. Rid-\ndle showing that Cobb's recommendations were turned down. Cobb\nand his Police will harass the good people of the Chickasaw Na-\ntion until they are provoked into standing them off at the muz-\nzle of a winchester, and probably some of them will be killed.\nOf course, when this is done, a blood curdling report will be\nsent to Washington. I want you to keep these papers so as to\nbe able to show how my clients have sought to avoid strife and\nfriction, and whatever is done is because of the persistent ef-\nforts of the officials of the Interior Department to tyrannize\nand oppress."
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