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1839 July 6. continued. the sentiment expressed in their (the western chiefs') communication, and, like them, wish nothing but justice between man & man; and they fondly hope that all may be united as one family.- They themselves, meanwhile, affectionate-ly call upon their eastern Cherokees to stop the further effusion of Chero-kee blood and to abstainfromany further actions calculated to disturb the peace & security of the Cherokee people, until all matters shall be ad-justed by a regularly constituted body of Cherokees, which they hope will be consummated without the lead delay after the proposed Council.

July 7. Lieut: Robinson at Fort Gibson who bore the letter of July 6 from the western to the eastern chiefs, at the same time exhibited a note to himself from Gen: Arbuckle, requesting that Lieut: Robinson will inform Mr John Ross that "not clear" and other Cherokees who had claimed protection at the Fort, had left there the evening previous, with the object of returning home, where they propose collecting