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"I have lately had a letter from The Doct." and suddenly laid down his hammer and stepped to another part of the room taking up his hat and in turning over the letters and papers it contains, It appears to me, he said, "I also, have had one from Mr. Payne." I am ashamed that I cannot speak with more certainty on this, but we have all had perplexity enough to impair the memory.

    When I commenced the above long section, I was devising means to procure you some further help in your work, but soon stray in on the cares and anxieties of Mr. Ross endeavoring to show the favorable reasons of his not having written you. I will now return and say, I will write to Mr. Butrick, transcribing that part of your letter relating to the History. He and Lady went with a company of Cherokees conducted by Mr. Richard Taylor.That Company, with a number of others, probably mounting in the whole to twelve  or thirteen. Thousands of persons, has, as I understand, pitched their tents near the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, not being able to cross on he account of ice.  As I do not know where to address Mr. Butrick in that region, I will direct a letter to the Arkansas, that he may meet it on his arrival. I do not wait for your approbation of this movement, as the time has already passed, by which you wished to place your History before the public, and, your many hours brought it into a form in which you have done it, ere this and if so, Mr. Butrick send you further documents, they can probably be used in some way, for the benefit of the Indians. I will ask him to consult with Mr. Ross and ascertain whether he has taken any measures to assist you since his return from Washington. If I have an opportunity, I will also inquire of  Mr. Jones respecting the part he promised you. His time page torn been completely occupied in assisting the Cherokees and has scrap of paper covering text now with page torn. The Mississippi river. He expects to text covered up  a comp? this unclear try for his family
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took up his residence in his tent and unclear Oct. he commenced his journey with a compa? or probably, near the Arkansas Cherokees. His journey? long and laborious one. The last letter I had from him, was dated the 12 Dec. near the Lead mines. Missouri. They were ten taking a circuitous route N. W. to avoid mountains and swamps. He thought he accomplished only about half his journey; but as they had crossed all the mountains and rivers, They were hoping to proceed with more rapidity. He expects to return to this country for his family, by water.

    It is not my province to meddle with the affairs of Congress, but it appears to me if speedy relief is not granted, this interesting people must perish from the earth. One eighth have already gone down to the grave, since the 23rd of last May. And the number that is now dying, and  the distress of the living, while on the journey, with what they will doubtless be obliged to suffer, when they arrive in their new country, ought to stir up our Government to their effectual relief. I have heard of the number of deaths from only four companies since they left. Two of these, each containing about eleven hundred persons, had buried between fifty and sixty persons in each. Another with about one thousand persons had lost fifty two, and thirty eight from another, which, numbers seven hundred and fifty. These deaths had occurred when they had arrived, not quite half way. Unless the distress of this people are brought before the rulers of our Nation, how can they feel on this important subject and who

will bring up these distresses, but the friends of the Indians? -- and how can the friends of Indians do it, unless they can obtain a knowledge of the need. We must expect people in this region, will wish to draw a veil over the miseries which have resulted from this oppression, or as they often do attribute them to Indian stubbornness in not living according to the stipulations of the treaty. I have no doubt that Mr. Ross intended to unclear his people at this journey's end in season to present himself at Washington