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enterprize as the removal of a nation. Take no step to discover who I am -- be satisfied with the assurance that I am your sincere friend & faithful laborer; -- we shall soon meet, be known to each other, and consumate what I deem a great work. I disguise my hand writing -- because I am sufficiently conspicuous to be betrayed by my autograph, and thus my intentions traversed, should my letter fall into other hands than yours: -- Keep what I write to yourself secret and sacred, until we meet -- or communicate to your Father only, I know him, and he will recognize me when we meet, as one who he once met, a few years past, and conversed with at length on Cherokee affairs and the prospects of the Nation. Be discreet, be confident: you shall yet be prosperous and happy. Your Sincere Friend. PS. Whatever is received as the price of removal, ought to be in Cash and reserved if practicable, for national purposes. It is the more inmportant therefor that Ridge & yourself should be reconciled & act in concert. In a few months I shall be able to explain all. on left, drawing of indicating hand pointing right The envelope of this letter is thus endited in the handwriting of Mr Ross. "P.S. This anonymous letter is no doubt from some one of the Cherokee oppressors."