nations (civilized) is about
as I have represented to you
of the Cherokee. They are discou-
raging their own and introd-
ucing as much as possible
the English. They are willing
to do all they can in the matter
if we only say the word.
For my part I feel that life
is too short for an elder to
spend possibly a year in a
small circle of natives in
learning and using the language
when nine tenths if not more
of the whole inhapbitance talk
and understand the language
(that is English) I am willing
to do all I can and am