- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter] 1798 July 4, Knoxville, [Tennessee to] Alfred Moore, George Walton and John Steele / John Sevier of an image
- Creator:
- Tennessee. Governor (1796-1801 : Sevier)
- Publisher:
- Manuscript held by the The Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, TN, Governor Sevier, box 1, folder 6, document tl047.
- Date of Original:
- 1798-07-04
- Subject:
- Cherokee Indians--Treaties
Cherokee Indians--Government relations
Cherokee Indians--Land tenure
Boundaries
Indian agents - People:
- Walton, George, 1749 or 1750-1804--Correspondence
- Location:
- United States, Tennessee, 35.75035, -86.25027
- Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This is a letter from Tennessee Governor John Sevier (1796-1801, 1803-1809), dated July 4, 1798, to Alfred Moore, George Walton and John Steele, United States commissioners responsible for negotiating a treaty with the Cherokee Indians. Sevier informs the men that James Robertson, James Stuart and Lachlan McIntosh have been appointed agents to represent the interests of the State of Tennessee in the ensuing treaty and says that the state commissioners will do all that is in their power to aid the U.S. agents in extinguishing the Cherokee title.
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:
- gs047
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_gs047
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_gs047#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_gs047/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [title of item], Governor Sevier, The Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, TN, presented in the Digital Library of Georgia
- Extent:
- 2 pages/leaves
- Holding Institution:
- Tennessee State Library and Archives
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Knoxville
4th July 1798
Gentlemen
Genl. [General] James Robertson of Mero District, James Stuart Speaker of the house of representatives, and Major Lachlan McIntosh of Knoxville who are appointed Agents on the part of the State, will have the honor of delivering you this letter --
Believing you are authorized by the United States to extinguish the claim of the Cherokees so far, as they may be induced to sell, they will have my instructions to facilitate such extinguishment, as far as in their power, And fully to State to you the claims of the people they represent --
permit me to remark Gentlemen, that this Appointment is not made under any apprehension that the Commissioners appointed by the United States, will in any manner be inattentive to the rights and interests of the people of Tennessee, but their remote and unconnected situation with the affairs of this Country, places Many very interesting circumstances and events intirely [entirely] out of their [deleted text: recorse [recourse] ] [added text: knowledge ] . A recurrence and development of same facts, through the aid of our agents, I am led to believe will greatly facilitate your negotiation, and avail the
Page: [2]
United States of some useful & particular advantages, as also [deleted text: [added text: together with ] And Also ] the State which they [deleted text: will ] have the honor to represent
Wishing you a happy and Successfull [Successful] Termination of the Charge with which you are invested --
I have the honor to be respectfully your Mo. Ob. [Most Obedient] and very Hbl Servt. [Humble Servant]
[Signed] [added text (appears to be different ink): John Sevier ]
Alfred Moore, George Walton And John Steele esquires Commissioners on the part of The United States for holding A treaty with the Cherokee indians
Letter to Alfred Moore Geo. [George] Walton & John Steele esquires
4 July 1798
Hond. [unclear text: P. ] Genl. [General] Robertson James Stuart and Lachlan McIntosh esqrs. [esquires]
Recorded
US
to settle Indian treaty and other matters
No. [Number] 9