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steps, as may be deemed necessary, to bring our negotiation for a settlement of the difficulties between them and the United States, into some more tangible shape than it is in the present. With great respect Your obedt servt J.T. Schermerhorn Commissioner to treat with the Cherokee East Council Ground of the Cherokee Nation Red Clay Oct 23d 1835 Sir The necessity of bringing the business of the Cherokee people here to a close, caused an assembly of them in General Council yesterday. To comp!ete the proceedings already comenced, their meeting stands adjourned until to-day. It will be out of order for me to interfere with the course of the proceedings on the part of the General Council. The moment those proceedings shall be terminated, I will give you notice, and the people, no doubt will then consent to listen to any address with which it may be your pleasure to favour them. I am, Sir, very respectfully Your obt:servt: John Ross

Revd J.T. Schermerhorn U.S. Com Present