United States, Tennessee, 35.75035, -86.25027Sevier, John, 1745-18151797-02-17Tennessee 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.text/htmlimage/jpeggs035engManuscript held by the Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, TN, Governor Sevier, box 1, folder 3, document tl035.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/Indians of North America--Land tenureIndians of North America--Government relationsTrespass[Letter] 1797 Feb. 17, Knoxville, [Tennessee to] Captains Sparks and Wade / John SevierText