United States, Tennessee, 35.75035, -86.25027Tennessee. Governor (1796-1801 : Sevier)1797-11-19This is a letter written to Andrew Jackson, with copies also sent to U.S. Congressmen from Tennessee, Joseph Anderson and William C.C. Claiborne, by Governor John Sevier (1796-1801, 1803-1809) on November 19, 1797. Sevier describes the events surrounding the murder of two Indians and says that the Indian people of the area are distressed over the murders but promise that no retaliation will occur. He explains that some settlers have since moved off of the Indian land, while others remain and refuse to leave. Sevier asks Jackson for his support in assisting the distressed settlers who live within the Indian boundary.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/jpeggs044engManuscript held by the The Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, TN, Governor Sevier, box 1, folder 4, document tl044.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--Government relations[Letter] 1797 Nov. 19, Knoxville, [Tennessee to] Andrew Jackson / J[ohn] S[evier] of an imageText