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had to be traversed by the messengers & retraversed by the people, within the ten days; and they must strikeout bring with them their own supplies of food, which were not to be gathered in a moment. But notwithstanding these disadvantages, the Principal Chief returned to his house & immediately dispatched messengers in every direction. The people were desired to strikeout: be assemble strikeout at a ground near John Ridge's within two miles of the election ground, and to supply themselves with rations; and to be there, if possible, on the evening previous to the strikeout day appointed. strikeout On this evening & all the night long, it rained heavily. No preparations had been made, or could be made, for sheltering the assemblage. A very large party appeared this evening on the creek. They all brought rations of parched corn. Mr Ross strikeout: 2 words was strikeout there. The horses were strikeout exposed to the weather, all badly fed, some not fed at all. The Principal Chief was without even a blanket & passed the night in great suffering. On the following morning two fresh parties arrived; one of four or five hundred from the strikeout neighborhood of Major Lowery, who was among them. Many & many of those &