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Rare Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation
Private in the First Confederate Indian Brigade
MAYES, Joel Bryan. (1833-1891). A prominent Indian Chief of the Cherokee Nation of mixed blood. AT the outbreak of the Civil War he enlisted as a Private in the First Confederate Indian Brigade. Later he became Chief Justice of the Cherokee Supreme Court and in 1887 was elected Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation. Card, boldly signed “J.P. Mayes, Prin Chief, Cherokee Nation.” A very rare autograph of a prominent and important Cherokee Chief. In fine condition.. $650.00
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