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must be said against the act of enrolling or [[? ing]] agents; and every method was honorable which promised success in this business. The card table, and the intoxicating bowl became sacred things. And numbers were enrolled while in a fit of intoxication, And let the offense of a criminal, among the Cherokees be what it might, he was, I believe, readily [[unclear]] on advocating a removal to the west. Some were taken for alleged debts, or offences, and dragged about, from the expectation, (it was supposed) that a fright would make them willing to enroll. And as men, who have wasted their property by intemperance, are generally ready to enter into any measures which promise a reward, so it was now, evidently, with Mr. Andrew Ross, brother to the Hon. John Ross. This man was greatly involved in debt, and on this account, if I am rightly informed, he enrolled for the west and became himself an enrolling agent. And when the national council had appointed a delegation to go to Washington, and endeavor to secure their rights, this man gathered a party called the Arkansas party, consisting of a few individuals, mostly like himself. This party selected a number of their own men, to go on to Washington city, and represent their party. Of this delegation Andrew Ross, Jefferson Park[[s]], John Walker, & James Starr were the [[words scratched out]] most prominent. On arriving at Washington, they secretly entered into arrangements with the President, to make some negotiations relative to a treaty,  though with no more authority than any other set of gamblers. Mr. A. Ross probably knew that such procedure would endanger his life, when known to his people, and
must be said against the act of enrolling or [[? ing]] agents; and every method was honorable which promised success in this business. The card table, and the intoxicating bowl became sacred things. And numbers were enrolled while in a fit of intoxication, And let the offense of a criminal, among the Cherokees be what it might, he was, I believe, readily [[unclear]] on advocating a removal to the west. Some were taken for alleged debts, or offences, and dragged about, from the expectation, (it was supposed) that a fright would make them willing to enroll. And as men, who have wasted their property by intemperance, are generally ready to enter into any measures which promise a reward, so it was now, evidently, with Mr. Andrew Ross, brother to the Hon. John Ross. This man was greatly involved in debt, and on this account, if I am rightly informed, he enrolled for the west and became himself an enrolling agent. And when the national council had appointed a delegation to go to Washington, and endeavor to secure their rights, this man gathered a party called the Arkansas party, consisting of a few individuals, mostly like himself. This party selected a number of their own men, to go on to Washington city, and represent their party. Of this delegation Andrew Ross, Jefferson Park[[s]], John Walker, & James Starr were the [[words scratched out]] most prominent. On arriving at Washington, they secretly entered into arrangements with the President, to make some negotiations relative to a treaty,  though with no more authority than any other set of gamblers. Mr. A. Ross probably knew that such procedure would endanger his life, when known to his people, and

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30 - crossed out 10 must be said against the act of enrolling or ? ing agents; and every method was honorable which promised success in this business. The card table, and the intoxicating bowl became sacred things. And numbers were enrolled while in a fit of intoxication, And let the offense of a criminal, among the Cherokees be what it might, he was, I believe, readily unclear on advocating a removal to the west. Some were taken for alleged debts, or offences, and dragged about, from the expectation, (it was supposed) that a fright would make them willing to enroll. And as men, who have wasted their property by intemperance, are generally ready to enter into any measures which promise a reward, so it was now, evidently, with Mr. Andrew Ross, brother to the Hon. John Ross. This man was greatly involved in debt, and on this account, if I am rightly informed, he enrolled for the west and became himself an enrolling agent. And when the national council had appointed a delegation to go to Washington, and endeavor to secure their rights, this man gathered a party called the Arkansas party, consisting of a few individuals, mostly like himself. This party selected a number of their own men, to go on to Washington city, and represent their party. Of this delegation Andrew Ross, Jefferson Parks, John Walker, & James Starr were the words scratched out most prominent. On arriving at Washington, they secretly entered into arrangements with the President, to make some negotiations relative to a treaty, though with no more authority than any other set of gamblers. Mr. A. Ross probably knew that such procedure would endanger his life, when known to his people, and