Cherokee Phoenix and Indians' Advocate
Wednesday, December 23, 1829
Vol. II, no. 37
Page 3, col. 1b

The "Hiwassean" has stated that there are about six hundred Cherokee Indians encamped at the Agency in readiness to emigrate to the west of the Mississippi.-  This we apprehend is a mistake.  There may probably be about three hundred emigrants at that place, including women, children and negroes.

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