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1839. July 10. to abstrain from all acts which may in any way or manner disturb the peace and endanger the security of the Com-munity or of any individual thereof; and to sacredly regard for the time to come, these, their solemn assurances, and in good faith demean themselves as good & peaceable citizens, in fulfilment of the obligation involved in this pledge & in the true intentions of the ordinance and decree. Rep: Doc: No.2 26th Cong: 1st Sess : p: 392

July 10. A decree is this day passed by the National Convention of the Eastern & Western Cherokees, granting a full & free pardon & amnesty to all citizens of he Eastern & Western Cherokee na-tion, who may be chargeable with the act of murder or homicide com-mitted on the person of any Cherokee previously to the passage of this decree; exempting them from all liability to prosecution, punishment, a disabilities