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Cherokee Nation 23^d May 1809

Dear Sir

I gladly receved your letters by the hands
of the Commissioners apointed to vew my road
and thank your Eccellenos for the verry friendly
disposition ^you manifest towards me, I am likewise glad to find that the honorable general assembly ware
Induced to adop proper measures to have my rode vewed and
measured and I hope that the result may prove
satisfactory to your Eccellenos
the general assembly and country of large - I shall
give such assitanes to the Commissiones in measuring the
Rode as may be Conveniently in my power -
I hav don considerabel work on the rode and
Intends to do agreat deal more - Shold your
Ecellency and the general assembly have reason to
continue your friendship and attention to this
business I hope that my rood will be of great use
to the publick as well as to myself - it is now
passibel for waggons and the[y] are passing frequntly
I wold [gust?] [?] to your ecellenay that in answer
to one of your letters that nothing notwith
standing some of my popel are offended with me
for the friendship that I shaw to the white
popel you may rest assured that I will do every
thing for you that is possible for me to in
this Cuntry and I hope that the [senceners?] that it
will be in my power to do for you will be
the means of makeing my own popel happy -
I hope you will rite to me when ever Coneinent
before I conclude my letter I wish to give
your Eccellyncy a little information on another subgect, which
is as follows- it is concerning negrowoman and child which
belonged to my wifes father Will Shory who died better then a
year ago - this property being in the possession of old mr Mc
Donald and his wife being only the sister of Will Shorey