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Memo
Arrived here Knoxville Saturday Dec. 5 Mr. Lewis Ross - Monday - Dec. 7 Tuesday Dec. 8 -- 3d of October - Mr. Ross' Birthday -- Surprize at not being unclear -- Guards Confusion produced by taking principal chief counted on as means of alarm & insurrection.
Major King on the unclear p. 309 -- Treaty of 1834 --
President Jackson found fault in a private interview with the Delegation for introducing a protest signed by 13,000, because, he said, "the whole nation don't exceed 10,000."
Mr. Ross remarked "You are under a great mistake, Sir. There are even many more than 13,000 in the nation." The President raised up his arm & exclaimed vehemently -- "Sir, I will bet what you please that the population does not exceed 10,000." "No doubt" replied Mr. Ross "Your Excellency believes so; but the population far exceeds the number stated;and I can assure you if you think otherwise, the agent whose briefings it is to report these matters truly has done you great injustice." The