- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter] 1818 Dec. 11, Cherokee Agency [to] Secretary [of State, Daniel Graham] / Jos[eph] McMinn of an image
- Creator:
- McMinn, Joseph, 1758-1824
- Publisher:
- Manuscript held by the Special Collections Library, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, McMinn Letters, box 10, folder 60, document tl010.
- Date of Original:
- 1818-12-11
- Subject:
- Cherokee Indians--Government relations
Cherokee Indians--Relocation - Location:
- United States, Tennessee, 35.75035, -86.25027
- Medium:
- official reports
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This letter from Tennessee Governor Joseph McMinn (1815-1821) to Secretary of State Daniel Graham, dated December 11, 1818, concerns McMinn's efforts to enroll Cherokees for removal West as well as assist in their preparations for the journey. He states that he is also involved in providing compensation for property improvements. McMinn further reports that, despite opposition to the recent treaty, he has not encountered any hostility from the Cherokees.
Digital image and encoded transcription of an original manuscript, scanned, transcribed and encoded by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville Libraries in 2001, as part of GALILEO, funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. - Local Identifier:
- gml010
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_gml010
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_gml010#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_gml010/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [title of item], McMinn Letters, Special Collections Library, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, presented in the Digital Library of Georgia
- Extent:
- 2 pages/leaves
- Holding Institution:
- University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Special Collections
- Rights:
-
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cherokee agency
11th Decr 1818
Dear Secretary
At half past 2 oclock A.M. I Set down to advise that, I am yet alive, and should realy [really] be happy to hear evan [even] that much from you & friends in murfreesboro
Since the adjournment of the conference I have been [deleted text: extremely ] industrously [industriously] engaged in Paying the migrants for improvements & arranging for their embarkation to the west, and have at this time a large number here who look up entirely to me, for every thing [everything] they require, and I feel it so much my duty, and the interest of all parties concerned, that they Should leave here with their wants well supplied, and thier [their] affections well secured to the Government, that no portion of my time is spent, without affording the pleasing reflection of believing, that the best interest of [added text: my ] Beloved Country is to be promoted when I Shall be mouldering [moldering] in the dust. For Sir as I am daily enrolling new recruits, its of great importance that they should discover, with what care and freindship [friendship] the Government is fulfilling its engagements with their Country men [Countrymen], who have entered the list before them. And for my Self personally I assure you, that thro [through] all the opposition made to the
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execution of the treaty, I have never yet recived [received] from an emigrant whether drunk or sober the first impression, that could possibly wound the feeling of even a Lady
At our adjournment I had determined on setting out for home on yesterday, tho was very poletily [politely] requested on the
4th to await the decission [decision] of a Talk to be held at Hickes, which commenced on yesterday. the object of the meeting is to Select a deputation to visit the City immediately, for the purpose of puting [putting] a period to all our former differences, which inevitably [added text: will ] take place provided they go on. If they do I am invited to accompany them, which I have promised I will do, God willing. and should it also meet his pleasure I hope to be engaged in this pleasing employment of paying my friendly & gratefull [grateful] Salutations to you & friend, on the
21st inst. [instant]
I have enrolled upward of 300 Families since the
20th October, and its now progressing with unabating ardor --
After presenting my affectionate regard for my friend, generally you will please accept the high esteem with which I am your friend
[Signed] Jos. [Joseph] McMinn
P.S. I have the mortification [deleted text: to state ] to state that from a long indisposition, I fear mrs mcminn will not be able to accompany me, indeed I am far from having recovered my Self [added text: tho trust I will be able ]