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1839. August 2. Dutch, President of the National Council of Western Cherokees, John Brown, John Looney & John Roger, Chiefs, & Mr Thornton, "not clear", write from Tolluntusky, to Mesr. John Ross & others.- The writers state that the National Council have, by order of the chiefs, appointed & select Committee of fifteen men, to meet he same number, to be appointed by Mr Ross & the emigrants lately arri-ved in the country; for the purpose of jointly devising such means and coming to such terms as will settle all the difficulties and differences existing between the said emigrants and the old settlers and other coming under the laws of the nation. The writers add that whatever terms the said selected committees may come to for the settlement of the