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1839. July 8. continued. His great desire is to see the two parties of Cherokees meet at some place together. He entertains the strongest hope that if they could get together, their difficulties would be settled. He ex-pects to remain some time at home & it will give him pleasure, if he can at any moment be of service to his Cherokee friends, to come to them. Under this feeling & to let them know what is likely to take place, he writes to them. He will write again, should be received information a-bout funds, or anything else of sp-cial interest to them. In a postscript the Captain adds that he had forgotten to mention that he had addressed a com-munication to the Greek chiefs, reques-ting them to abstain from any interfe-rence in the Cherokee business.

July 9. John Ross, with two Presidents, ser-vice Presidents & a Select Committee of twenty one, in convention of the eas-tern & western Cherokees at Illinois camp ground, writes to Gen: Arbuckle at Fort Gibson. The General's communica-tion of the day previous had been receiv-ed and its contents carefjlly noticed. The communication of the western chiefs by Lieut: Robinson also, is acknowledged,