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1839. Aug 7. General M. Stokes, United States Agency for the Cherokees. The writers forward to Gen: Stokes a true copy of a communication from certain individuals of the state of Arkansas styling themselves "the Committee of the Cane Hill Independent Reg-ulators" demanding the person of John R. Nicholson, a Cherokee citi-zen, for charges alledged against him, as therein set forth:- the writers declare that Mr Nicholson is prepared to prove, by as respect-table witness as that country, or any other, can produce, that, on the evening he is charged with having committed the atrocious crime in not clear"