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"I will read to you part of your father the Presidents speech, he made to Congress to wit. After Congress shall have provided for the present emergency, it will merit their most serious labours, to render tranquility with the Savages permanent, by creating ties of interest. - Next to a rigorous execution of justice on the violators of peace, the establishment of commerce with the Indian nations in behalf of the United Sates is most likely to conciliate their attachment. But it ought to be conducted without fraud, without extortion, with constant and plentiful supplies; with a ready market for the commodities of the Indians and a stated price for what the give in payment and receive in exchange you will see by this recommendation of the President to congress more than six moons ago, of the regulations of the Trade, which you now speak of - That this subject will be again pursued by the next Congress, and that some arrangements will be made by the next Spring. I have no other intention but that Capt. McCaleb should conduct you to the frontiers. I know his value too well to part with him, until he puts you in your own Country. I will consider the proposition you have made of a post at the Ocunnee Mountain - I will mention it to the President." -

Capt McCaleb then said it was the earnest desire of the Indians that General Pickens might have notice to provide a guard for them and their goods to their own   This was agreed to by the Secretary of War. -   The Secretary of War then distributed silver arm bands and silver medals to the Chiefs and Warriors who were present. -
The articles were then respectively signed by the Secretary of War, and the principal Chiefs in the presence of respectable witnesses, and interchanged; and the articles with one great white Belt were given to Mr Dinsmoor to carry into the Cherokee Nation.