United States, Tennessee, 35.75035, -86.25027Tennessee. Governor (1796-1801 : Sevier)1797-01-13This is a letter written by Governor John Sevier of Tennessee (1796-1801) to Silas Dinsmoor, U.S. Agent to the Cherokees, dated January 13, 1797. Sevier informs Dinsmoor that a man by the name of Abraham Martin reported that, while on his way to Cumberland, he lost a horse. Martin believes that the horse was stolen by Cherokees, and Sevier urges Dinsmoor to inquire about the matter within the Cherokee Nation and return the horse if possible.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/jpeggs028engManuscript held by the Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, TN, Governor Sevier, box 1, folder 3, document tl028.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--Claims againstHorse stealingLetter, 1797 Jan. 13, Knoxville, [Tennessee to] Silas Dinsmore [i.e., Dinsmoor] / J[ohn] Sevier of an imageText