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Cherokee Phoenix
vol. 1, no. 43
Wednesday, January 7, 1828
p. 1 Col. 5b
December 9th, 1828.
The following resolution, offered yesterday by Mr. OWEN, was taken up
and agreed to:
Resolved, That the Secretary of War be directed to lay before this House
the report of the Board of Engineers, on the subject of making a Canal between
the Hiwasse and Connasauga Rivers, and for the purpose of connecting the waters
of the same: and that he, be also directed to communicate to this House
the report of Major Armstrong upon the same subject, under the authority lately
given him to open a negotiation with the Cherokee Nation of Indians.