108 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [I5ull. 196 



i:ga di:nihnogi:sgi u:nale:n(v)di ano : hwe : li : sgv 



day those who sing them to begin, they writing it, they 



e:ligi:sadi ["] me:li 



E:ligl:sadl Me:li 



li : yedi gelayi : ni 



Li:yedl Qelayl:ni 



e : tsini 

 Ertsinl 



lusi:n(i)di 



Lusi:n(i)di 



tsi:n(i)si 



Tsi:n(i)si 



lo:si 



Lo:si 



a : li : si : ni 



A:li:si:ni 



tsinilv : gi 



Tslnllv:gi 



FREE TRANSLATION 



(at top of doctjment) 

 Now! This September 21, 1862, it became time for the singers 

 and their teacher. Tsa:ts{i), to begin anew, to divide, and to read, 

 and to sing Cherokee songs. 

 E:ligi:sadv Lusi:n(i)di 



Li: yedi E: tsini 



Woilada A:li:si:ni 



Dagv : ya Gelayi : ni 



Gv: sgali : sgi Ne : tsini 



Midi 



E:nili 



Tsi:n(i)si 



Neitsili 



Gadoiyoe^ 



Lo:si 



Tsinilv: gi 



Seyo : lini 



(at bottom of document, upside down) 

 On April 19, 1863 it became time for the undersigned singers to 

 begin writing. 

 E:ligi:sadi Me:li 



» An alternate spelling (di vice dt) that may be Indicative of an alternate pronunciation. 



