- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter] 1798 July 15, Knoxville, [Tennessee to] 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 tl049.
- Date of Original:
- 1798-07-15
- Subject:
- Cherokee Indians--Treaties
Cherokee Indians--Government relations - 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) to John Steele, dated July 15, 1798. Sevier states that the treaty negotiations with the Cherokees have failed and that some of the state commissioners would not be returning for the next treaty meeting. Sevier asks Steele to appoint one or two commissioners from the state to take their places, and he recommends Gen. James Robertson.
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:
- gs049
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_gs049
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_gs049#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_gs049/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
15 July 1798
Dr. [Dear] Sir
[deleted text: In ] the first seting [setting] out of the treaty [deleted text: it ] has failed, And it is adjourned Until the
third of Sepr [September] . [deleted text: I am sorry to inform you, that ] this has disappointed numbers, and others rejoice -- I am informed that one or two of the commissioners do not mean to attend at the next meeting, if it should be the case, pray my dear friend permit me to [deleted text: use ] [added text: Solicit ] your interest to have some person Appointed out of this State; two would be better if possible -- It would relieve [added text: effectually ] the president from implications in case of failure, and on the other hand, [added text: be ] the means of Accomplishing the objects contemplated by the treaty if so desired, [deleted text: would be Almost certain of Tennessee ]
I have reason to believe the Commissioners and their endeavors to Accomplish the objects of their mission As [deleted text: well ] [added text: also ], feel themselves much hurt at the disappointment, [deleted text: but ] they are gentlemen Wholy [wholly] unacquainted with the Indians, and there [their] manner [deleted text: of doing ] [added text: in which such ] business is to be conducted, therefore little I fear, is to be expected from either of them alone; permit me to name to you General James Robertson as a very suitable person to act as one of the Commissioners
I have the honor to be & C [et cetera]
[Signed] [added text (appears to be different ink): John Sevier ]
Honble [Honorable] John [unclear text: Steele ]
Page: [2]
Honble [Honorable] John Steele Esq. [Esquire]
15 July 1798
post
In regard to Indian treaty
No. [Number] 11
Recorded