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1838 June 9 - Address of the Cherokees to Gen: Scott, caused by that General's address dated May 10, 1838. It disclaims the New Echola? Treaty - states that they regard themselves as a besieged nation, submitting to necessity inthreul? resistance. The cherokee deprecate an immediate removal at a season Aka? that . They ask to be removed in such small parties as can be sheltered when they arrive. They ask not to be sent away till fall and pledge themselves to appear when called upon. They have heard that a large body has been gathered at Rof's landing and unclear that they may not be hurried away because they "feel for them as friends condemned to die." June 11 - A second address and petition of the Cherokees, appealing in the character of prisoners and again disclaiming the Treaty. They allude to the report of Col: Mason, sent by the President to ascertain the general impression among the Cherokees concerning that Treaty. They had hoped that the President would have been guided by the honest representation of that agent. They ask not to be sent away till fall. June 11 - George downy writes a note to Gen: Scott, stating that the express who brings it also brings the two memorials described above; and desiring the answer to be addressed to him (George downy) at the Cherokee Agency. June 19 - Gen: Scott writes from the Head Quarters of the Eastern Divission, Cherokee agency, to the Chiefs and Head Men of the Cherokee people. He says his instructions from the President will not allow him to grant any delay or relaxation in the collection of the whole people preparatory to their early emigration west. But he will suspend the emigration until September, provided the Chiefs & Head Men will disconsentenance? all expectation of any delay beyond that time; - will present any Cherokee from escaping from the camps in which they are to be collected; -- or even from leaving those camps at any time without the written laws of such offices as may be in command: - and that they will also present drinking and disorder and see that every facility be attended to the agents and officers employed in gathering exact lists of the names, families, ages unclear, of the Cherokees who are to be removed. June 19 - The Chiefs & Head Men of the Cherokees instantly accept the conditions and Thank the General for the indulgence.