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Major Walker was one of the Delegation of 1819. Under the Treaty thus formed strikeout he strikeout obtained two reservations, and strikeout wanted to gain a third by strikeout extending the Cession of land Mr Ross had resisted the strikeout surrender of more land than had been agreed upon with the Govt and Walker was severely chagrined, but had said nothing. The evening before quitting Washington that spring, the Principal Chief was writing in his room late; and his brother Lewis Ross & James Brown were both in bed in the same room. Judge Martin seeing a light there, as he returned from the Theatre, went in, and was giving Mr Ross an account of the performance & the story of the piece, he had seen. On a sudden the door opened and in rushed Walker. His eyes were glaring. In his left hand he held a drawn knife: his left was uplifted & with a brickbat: "I'm come" cried he, strikeout in Cherokee, making towards Mr Ross "to whip you" Upon which he flung the brickbat which strikeout Mr Ross