A To the Head men and Warriors of the Cherokee Nation and the others of the Five Nations Brothers- Upon a late visit of the Chero- kees and others of your Nations to the President of the United States, the Great Chief of the thirteen fires, it was agreed that some of the chiefs of the five Nations would return immediately to the Government and instruct Indians and also to explain to them the dangers of their situation. That the United States desired of the said Indians, only a peaceable conduct, and a regard to their own [undecipherable]. That it would be well pleasing to the President of the United States to embrace all the surrounding Indian Nations as Brothers, and to promote their happiness by acts of kindness. That while this was the sincere desire of the President of the United States, the same [undecipherable] time [undecipherable] the just Indians [undecipherable] and warriors of the Indians should be [undecipherable] severely. The President of the United States