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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 of any kind whatever, and restoring them to the enjoyment and protection and benefits of the laws. Rep:Doc: No2 : 26th Cong: 1st Sess : p: 393

July 10. Gen: Arbuckle, from Fort Gibson, addressed John Ross, Principal Chief of the Eastern Cherokee, & others : - The General has received their communication of the preceding day, by which he notices that they appear determined to proceed with their present convention, without the Cherokee government, which the late emigrant found in the country, having appointed a Single member thereto. The General considers that it is the continuance of their convention, as then constituted, which gives uneasiness to a considerable por-tion of the Cherokee people & others, particu-lrly as the representatives or Chiefs of the old Settlers, have offered to meet the Eastern Chiefs in convention at an early period, for the purpose of establishing a new government for the Cherokee nation. The General says that it is not to be un-derstood from the above statement of facts, that he desires to interfere with the concerns of the Cherokee people, or that he