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The interview of the President of the United States with the Cherokee Chiefs and Warriors at his house in the City of Philadelphia on the 14th day of June 1794. The President standing received them and shook hands with them. In the middle of the room was a large East India pipe, called the Great Hooker with tobacco in it and kindled. The President sitting, with the Secretaries of State, Treasure and War, the Attorney General and Post Master General, on the right, and the Indians on the left hand, informed the Indians thro the interpreter that that he was about to smoke the pipe of peace with them. He then smoke first, and passed the pipe round by the left hand. Double Head a Chief spoke sitting. "I thank you for the good white tobacco which "you have smoked to me my heart is Template:Unclear The President then spoke, signed and Template:Unclear his speech and delivered a copy of it to the interpreter as follows."To the Chiefs and Warriors of the Cherokee Nation of Indians. "My Children. "I am glad to see you and take you by the hand after so long a journey. Template:Unclear that you are all in good health, and Template:Unclear you heartily welcome to this City. I am made acquainted with the talks you have had with the Secretary of war. You may depend upon what he may say to in my behalf to My Children. I am very sorry that since I took some of you and others of your nation by the hand, about two years ago, in this City that disturbances and hostilities have happened between your nation and some of the white inhabitants upon the frontiers. It is unnecessary for me to enter upon the particulars of those unhappy events, as we now mean to bury deep and forever the red hatchet of war. Let us therefore forget past events-