Dear President Jackson,
My name is White Eagle, a chief of the Cherokee Nation. I am writing this letter to you from our lands in Georgia which our people have inhabited for thousands of years.
Our people have suffered greatly as a result of your Indian Removal policy. Under this policy, our lands have been seized by the government and settlers have poured into our territory illegally. Numerous treaties that granted us these lands are now being ignored. White settlers attack and murder my people with impunity. Many Cherokee have been forced to move west of the Mississippi River against their will. Those who remain live in constant fear and poverty.
President Jackson, I implore you to reconsider your Indian Removal policy.We Cherokee are a peaceful people who want to live in harmony with our fellow Americans. Ending this policy and upholding the treaty agreements that were signed in good faith is the only just path forward. Doing so will prevent further bloodshed and suffering of my people. I ask that you listen to the cries of the Cherokee nation and use your power as President to do what is right and honorable. Your legacy depends on it.
I await your swift action to end this humanitarian crisis and restore peace and dignity to the Cherokee.
Sincerely,
White Eagle
Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation