At a general meeting held at the Tuckase Town or otherwise called miko Sinibas in the Cherokee Nation Present the Cheemagies Chief March 10 1789 Brother we the warriors Called a meeting at the receipt of your Talk – we gathered together here in our beloved Town & listened attention to your talks which we think well of – we are happy the great nation above has put it in your mind to look kindness as with father we are glad you have heard of the [undecipherable] we are in Owing to the [strikethrough: Bounties] people over the mountains & that you are willing to adjust and rectify the dispute Between your people and our [undecipherable] – to Establish a lasting peace is our hich Desire we are willing to meet the commissioners anywhere you [undecipherable] as a proper place for holding the Treaty. [undecipherable] we look on too Nigh to the people that has injured us— We therefore think [undecipherable] Choice of Sinubas or hopewell on the Keowee river as the properest place, there are the Boundaries [undecipherable] which your beloved men & ours made use of at the last [undecipherable: probable reading "Treaty"] – Therefore it is most agreeable for us to meet you there – the [undecipherable] of the great Congress told us at the Treaty of Hopewell that we should in three month Again hear from them & know who – you [undecipherable] — we hope the talks will be Strait, we will put a stop to any further effusion of Blood on our part. we are now Done, only we beg you to give us timely Notice that we may be in Readiness. [undecipherable] you will have plenty of [undecipherable] yet as there will be the principle warriors of this Nation at the Treaty. you will Receive this by our good friend [undecipherable] as the subscriber with great [undecipherable] remain your [undecipherable] [marks] Little Turkey [marks] Hanging maw [marks] Dragging Canoe [marks] topping Canoe to His Excellency Samuel Johnston Esq. Governor of No Carolina [Address leaf:] To His Excellency Samuel Johnston Esq. Gov. of the State of Mr Drumgoode } No Carolina [left margin, vertical: undecipherable] [bottom, inverted: undecipherable]