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Washington City Brown's Hotel January 23, 1835.
To His Excellency Andrew Jackson President of the United States
Honored Sir,
After having duly exhibited before the Hon: Secy. unclear their credentials, the Undersigned Delegation of the Cherokee Nation east of the Mississippi had the honor of addressing to you, unclear the War Department a Communication dated the 14th unclear and covering a copy of an act passed by the Legislature of Georgia during its last session, in reference to their people. Having not, as yet, received any reply to that communication, and be pressed? by the unexampled sufferings of their unfortunate nation, they would respectfully take the liberty to make this address to your Excellency personally.
It is known to your excellency, that the history of the Cherokee Nation since the year 1829 up to the present, has been on its part one of the repeated, continued, unavailing? struggle against the cruel policy of Georgia, and on the part of that state, it has been one of unparallelled aggravated acts of oppression unclear the nation. Actuated by an unextinguishable love of country, confiding implicitly in the good faith of the American Government, and believing that that government, priding itself, as it does, upon its justice & humanity, would, not only not disregard its own plighted faith, but would eventually interpose to prevent it from being disregarded, and trampled into dust by the state of Georgia. Being fully convinced in their own judgment that they could not prosper as well any where else as upon their native land, the Cherokees have successively? appealed to the Executive, Legislative & Judiciary Departments of their Government for redress of wrongs committed and security against injuries apprehended, but as yet those appeals have been unavailing? ; in defiance of acts of congress, decisions of the Supreme Court, and of solemn treaties, Georgia has gone on, first to despoil them of their laws and government, and impose upon them Laws the most obnoxious, then to distribute their lands, unbought, to her won citizens by lottery, and lastly she has forth her hand under?