06/08/1836
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"I also assure you of the condolence of this whole nation in the irreparable bereavement which by that event you have sustained."
"I also pray you to be persuaded that your individual welfare and prosperity will always be with me objects of that solicitude which the illustrious services of the great friend and benefactor of my co..."
"Sometimes it has been done by persons representing the tribe and sometimes by the individuals composing it."
"When that assent is given no one can justly deny its obligation."