[217] United States Statutes at Large, Vol. VII, p. 148.
[218] See Indian Office records.
[219] Letter of Return J. Meigs to the Secretary of War, dated August 19, 1816. American State Papers, Indian Affairs, Vol. II, p. 113.
[220] Report of Commissioners Jackson, Merriwether, and Franklin to Secretary of War, dated Chickasaw Council House, September 20, 1816. American State Papers, Indian Affairs, Vol. II, p. 104.
[221] Report of Commissioners Jackson and Merriwether to Secretary of War, October 4, 1816.
[222] January 7, 1828.
[223] February 25, 1828.
[224] United States Statutes at Large, Vol. VII, p. 156.
[225] Confidential message of President Jefferson to Congress, January 18, 1803.
[226] The letter of President Jefferson authorizing a delegation of Cherokees to visit the Arkansas and White River country was dated January 9, 1809, and will be found in the American State Papers, Indian Affairs, Vol. II, p. 125, as well as among the records of the Indian Office.