United States, Tennessee, 35.75035, -86.25027Tennessee. Governor (1801-1803 : Roane)1802-04-28This document is a letter from Archibald Roane, Governor of Tennessee (1801-1803), to Colonel Henry McKinney, in Jackson County (Tennessee), dated April 28, 1802. Roane informs McKinney that he has information regarding the recent depredations committed by inhabitants of Jackson County and is fearful of reprisal by the Indians in the area. He indicates his intention to placate the Indians, but urges McKinney to seek criminal charges against the perpetrators, despite any deals they may have made to avoid justice. He refers to an enclosure from Mr. B. Blackburn that is no longer attached. Another letter from Roane relative to this issue also appears in the Southeastern Native American Documents Database as ch018.Digital image and encoded transcription of an original manuscript, scanned, transcribed and encoded by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville Libraries in 2000, as part of GALILEO, funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.text/htmlimage/jpegch017engManuscript held by the The Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, TN, State Library Cherokee Collection, box 1, folder 22, document ch017.Mode of access: World Wide Web.System requirements: AT&T DjVu browser plug-in needed to view images of documents.http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/Indians of North America--Violence againstIndians of North America--Government relations[Letter] 1802 Apr. 28, [to] Colo[nel] Henry McKinney, Jackson County, [Tennessee] / Archibald RoaneText