1821, January 3

The following data is extracted from Proposals Made by certain Cherokee Indians, for the Cession of their Lands to the United States.

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Sin: We, the Chiefs of Creek Path, do send the two messengers that you saw before, with two more with them, and we would wish you to receive thorn as your real friends, as they are. We have chose one man out of the four, that, if any thing should be omitted in writing to you, that he shall tell you our wishes, and we wish you to receive what he tells you the same as if it was a letter; the one who will tell you is Turtle Fields, one of out young Chiefs. If our messengers should fall short of money, or provisions, by being detained, we would wish you to assist them.
We remain, with respect, your real friends and well wishers,
SPEAKER,
WASAUCY
ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL,
JAMES SPENCER,
JOHN THOMPSON

Source: Proposals Made by certain Cherokee Indians, for the Cession of their Lands to the United States

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