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      The Bear Meat, Archy Rowe, Moses Harris, Siteyah, The Guts, Thomas Pettit June, and Kaunelohee are hereby permitted to cut & open a road commencing on the boundary between this & the Creek Nation, at a point not far from Robert Rogers's thence the most direct & best way to Ross's Ferry, at the Fork. And the above named persons are also permitted to build & establish a Toll Bridge across the Tallapoosa where said road may cross the same: and the rates of Toll shell be as follows: viz:

First waggon & team .75 Carriage - 4 wheels .75 Do. -- 2 wheels .37 1/2 Man & Horse -- .12 1/2 Led Horse .6 1/4 Foot Man .6 1/4 Cattle - Sheep & Hogs .2

By order of the Nl Council New Echota John Ross Pres.

    13th Oct. 1827                 Major Ridge, Speaker

A McCoy Clk Nl Comme E Boudinott Clk unclear

     Resolved by the National Committee & Council that permission is granted to Sam A. Worcester to reside in the Cherokee Nation, at any place near the Town of New Echota, as a missionary in said Nation. 
                         New Echota, 18th Oct. 1827

A McCoy Elijah Hicks, Presd unclear Clk unclear Concurred by the Natl Council E Boudinott Clk unclear Major Ridge

                                      Speaker of the Council
                   Approved
                         William HIcks   1st p.c.?
                          John Ross     2nd p.c.?