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    "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": "-2-\nin Oklahoma or Texas and left on the range where there is no\ngrass or feed for them, this will cause the loss of a great\nmany of said stock and I therefore hope that you will look into\nthis matter and if you desire I will call and explain the same\nto you fully, as some of these cattlemen are my constituents.\nVery Respectfully,\nJNO. H. STEPHENS\nM.C. 13\" Dist. Texas."
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