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Address to the Chiefs of the Cherokee Nation
Thomas Jefferson

President Thomas Jefferson speaks of his contentment with the progress that the Cherokees have made in their lifestyle changes toward homesteading, and warns that their young warriors must abandon their violence with their neighbors.

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Thomas Jefferson: Address to the Chiefs of the Cherokee Nation

January 10, 1806 (over 218 years ago)

President Thomas Jefferson speaks of his contentment with the progress that the Cherokees have made in their lifestyle changes toward homesteading, and warns that their young warriors must abandon their violence with their neighbors.

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George Washington: Proclamation Against Crimes Against the Cherokee Nations

December 12, 1792 (over 231 years ago)

President George Washington calls on the American people to track down and bring to justice at a bounty of $500 a piece, 'certain lawless and wicked persons' who attacked a peaceful Cherokee nation town.

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