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Capt: WM Armstrong, Superintendant Western Territory, at Fort Gibson, writes to John Ross & George Lowry, Principal Chiefs of the Eastern Chero-kee.- The Superintendant has received their communication of the day before. He assures them that the letter addressed to him by the western chiefs, of which he furnished them with a copy, will be withheld at their Solicitation, until they can have a fair opportunity to submit their views & to the war department, be-fore whom the subject will be laid. He says it is desirable to have their answer as early as practicable. He is equally at a loss with themselves to account for the delay in not re-viewing funds for the payment of the Cherokees; and his return home so speedily is induced by the expectation of re-ceiving information upon this sub-ject. He pledge himself that the very earliest information will be given to them about funds; and he begs to be permitted to assure them of his earnest wish and desire to see their difficulties amicably ad-justed and concludes with hoping that their labour may result in this very desirable object. | Capt: WM Armstrong, Superintendant Western Territory, at Fort Gibson, writes to John Ross & George Lowry, Principal Chiefs of the Eastern Chero-kee.- The Superintendant has received their communication of the day before. He assures them that the letter addressed to him by the western chiefs, of which he furnished them with a copy, will be withheld at their Solicitation, until they can have a fair opportunity to submit their views & to the war department, be-fore whom the subject will be laid. He says it is desirable to have their answer as early as practicable. He is equally at a loss with themselves to account for the delay in not re-viewing funds for the payment of the Cherokees; and his return home so speedily is induced by the expectation of re-ceiving information upon this sub-ject. He pledge himself that the very earliest information will be given to them about funds; and he begs to be permitted to assure them of his earnest wish and desire to see their difficulties amicably ad-justed and concludes with hoping that their labour may result in this very desirable object. | ||
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A statement bearing this date is for-warded to the Hon: Joel R : Poinsett; | |||
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1839 Aug:14. the Government, and himself, have done all that they could, with proprie-ty, to effect this desirable object without success.
Aug:14. Capt: WM Armstrong, Superintendant Western Territory, at Fort Gibson, writes to John Ross & George Lowry, Principal Chiefs of the Eastern Chero-kee.- The Superintendant has received their communication of the day before. He assures them that the letter addressed to him by the western chiefs, of which he furnished them with a copy, will be withheld at their Solicitation, until they can have a fair opportunity to submit their views & to the war department, be-fore whom the subject will be laid. He says it is desirable to have their answer as early as practicable. He is equally at a loss with themselves to account for the delay in not re-viewing funds for the payment of the Cherokees; and his return home so speedily is induced by the expectation of re-ceiving information upon this sub-ject. He pledge himself that the very earliest information will be given to them about funds; and he begs to be permitted to assure them of his earnest wish and desire to see their difficulties amicably ad-justed and concludes with hoping that their labour may result in this very desirable object.
Aug: 20. A statement bearing this date is for-warded to the Hon: Joel R : Poinsett;