By The United States in Congress assembled March 15^th 1785 Resolved That three Commissioners with the same pay as is allowed to the Commissioners appointed for treating with the Northern Indians, be appointed to treat with the Cherokee and all other Indians Southward of them within the limits of the United States or who have been at war with them, for the purpose of making peace with them, receiving them into the favour and protection of the United States and removing as far as may be all causes of future contention or Quarrels. That the Commissioners be instructed as a prelimi-nary to require that all prisoners of whatever age or sex among the Indians shall be delivered up — and they are further instructed to demand the Negroes and other property belonging to the Citizens of the United States which have been captured during the war. — That they be instructed to inform the Indians of [Missing Page/s] where it is to be held to the Supreme Executives of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia, in order that they may each of them appoint one or more persons to attend during the treaty if they think proper. — That the Commissioners be instructed to encourage the Indians to give Notice to Congress or some of their Officers of any designs that may be formed in any Neighbouring tribe or by any person whatever against the peace of the United States. That the Commissioners be authorised to apply to the Supreme Executive of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina or Georgia for [undecipherable] and fifty men or such part thereof as they may deem Necessary of their Militia for the purpose of protecting the Commissioners whilst engaged in concluding the said treaties — and that they be authorised to draw on any of the said States for a sum not exceeding Nine thousand Dollars to discharge the expence of holding the treaties, including the pay of the Commissioners, and the pay and Subsistence of the