5. No contract between a white man and an Indian, either verbal or written, should be binding unless established by the testimony of two white witnesses.
6. Any Indian forcibly obstructing the occupancy by the drawer of any lot drawn in the land and gold lottery should be subject to imprisonment in the discretion of the court.
[362] Letter of War Department to Hugh Montgomery, Cherokee agent, June 9, 1830.
[363] Letter of Acting Secretary of War to H. Montgomery, Cherokee Agent, June 18, 1830.
[364] Letter of Acting Secretary of War to H. Montgomery, Cherokee Agent, June 26, 1830.
[365] September 1, 1830.
[366] October 20, 1830.
[367] Action of Cherokee national council, October 22, 1830.
[368] Cherokee Nation vs. State of Georgia, Peters's United States Supreme Court Reports, Vol. V, p. 1.
[369] April 17, 1832.