- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter] 1797 Feb. 17, Knoxville, [Tennessee to] Captains Sparks and Wade / John Sevier
- Creator:
- Sevier, John, 1745-1815
- Publisher:
- Manuscript held by the Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, TN, Governor Sevier, box 1, folder 3, document tl035.
- Date of Original:
- 1797-02-17
- Subject:
- Indians of North America--Land tenure
Indians of North America--Government relations
Trespass - Location:
- United States, Tennessee, 35.75035, -86.25027
- Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
military records - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- Tennessee Governor John Sevier (1796-1801, 1803-1809) writes to Captains Sparks and Wade on February 17, 1797 concerning the removal of settlers living on Indian lands. He asks the captains to be humane and tender with the settlers and allow them plenty of time to prepare.
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:
- gs035
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_gs035
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_gs035#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_gs035/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [title of item], Governor Sevier, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, TN, presented in the Digital Library of Georgia
- Extent:
- 1 page/leaf
- Holding Institution:
- Tennessee State Library and Archives
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Knoxville
17 February 1797
Captains Sparks & Wade
As you are now on the eve of siting [setting] out to hold A Conferance [Conference] with the inhabitants settled in what is called the indian [Indian] lands, [added text: I hope ] permit me to Solicit your paternal, benevolent, and favorable indulgences towards those unfortunate people, by Granting [added text: unto ] them all the time and suitable opportunity [deleted text: that may be ] adequate to a preparation for their removal; and in every other instance affoard [afford] unto them such marks of your humanity and tenderness As the dutyes [duties] of your offices and the nature of the Case will [deleted text: admit of ] [added text: permit you ] in doing of which you will lay me under [deleted text: high ] [added text: very ] great and lasting obligations
I have the honor to be With much Esteem & respect Your Mo. ob. Sevt. [Most obedient servant]
Signed
[Signed] John Sevier