United States, Tennessee, 35.75035, -86.25027McMinn, Joseph, 1758-18241818-12-11This 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.text/htmlimage/jpeggml010engManuscript held by the Special Collections Library, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, McMinn Letters, box 10, folder 60, document tl010.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/Cherokee Indians--Government relationsCherokee Indians--Relocation[Letter] 1818 Dec. 11, Cherokee Agency [to] Secretary [of State, Daniel Graham] / Jos[eph] McMinn of an imageText