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1839 July 9. continued Superintendant's kind efforts to bring the western Chiefs to co-operate with them in this work of peace, & exceedingly re-gret that they have been unsuccessful. They have little doubt, however, "but?" all matters in controversy will soon be brought to an amicable close, because the people of the Western Chiefs have now taken the matter in hand and to their good sense & more to command itself. - They accept with grattitude the kind offer of the Super-intendant's aid in the adjustment of their difficulties and in their efforts to promote tranquillity. They respectfully request the favor of him to remove any misapprehend-sion regarding the peaceable disposition of the Cherokees. They thank him for having addressed the Greeks on the sub-ject and will be still further obliged by the same favor in regard to the other neighboring tribes.

July 10. George Chambers, Jesse Halfbeed , Te-ka-e-she, Wmtt. Davis, Taka-ye-ske, James Froster & Charles Forman, who had "exposed & laid themselves liable to the pains & penalties of outlawry" as expressed in the decree of July 7, appear, according to the conditions of that decree, before the Council and sign their retraction and "disaccruval?" of threatenings of revenge for the death of Major Ridge, John Ridge & Elias Boudinott:- they gratefully accept the clemency of their people, humanely provided for their benefit & relief; and they, in the presence of the Supreme Judge & "not clear" of all hearts, and in the presence of that great assembly, there-by acknowledge their error & express their deep contribution for the same: they declare their readings to sub-mit to their people & to make all the reparation in their power fir the inquiry they have done; and in conformity with the requirements of the ordinance & decree before stated, they, in the presence of the Supreme Judge and of that General Council, solemnly pledge themselves to abstain