United States, Kentucky, 38.20042, -84.87762United States, Tennessee, 35.75035, -86.25027Tennessee. Governor (1796-1801 : Sevier)1797-02-10This is a letter, dated February 10, 1797, addressed to the warriors and chiefs of the Cherokee Nation by Governor John Sevier of Tennessee (1796-1801). Sevier expresses concern about the murders of Cherokees recently committed by Tennessee citizens but criticizes the chiefs and their agent for not making complaints. He talks about retaliatory actions lately committed by the Cherokees and threatens the chiefs with war and removal if they do not prevent aggressions against the settlers.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/jpeggs032engManuscript held by the Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, TN, Governor Sevier, box 1, folder 3, document tl032.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--Violence againstCherokee Indians--Claims againstCherokee Indians--Government relations[Letter] 1797 Feb. 10, Knoxville, [Tennessee to] the warriors and chiefs of the Cherokee Nation / [John Sevier] of an imageText