- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter] 1800 Feb. 25, Knoxville, [Tennessee to] W[illia]m Cocke, Joseph Anderson and W[illia]m C. Claiborne / [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 8, document tl053.
- Date of Original:
- 1800-02-25
- Subject:
- Cherokee Indians--Violence against
Cherokee Indians--Government relations
Roads--Design and construction - Location:
- United States, North Carolina, Buncombe County, 35.61122, -82.5301
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 Joseph Anderson, William Cocke and William C. Claiborne, dated February 26, 1800. Sevier talks about William Augustus Bowles and his influence over the Creek Nation, telling the men to be prepared for what is to come, possibly a war. He says that the State of Tennessee is particularly vulnerable to hostilities and violence and in past conflict with neighboring Indian nations, has lost many more men than other states.
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:
- gs053
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_gs053
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_gs053#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_gs053/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
25 February 1800
Gentlemen
Since my last I have learned that Bowles [deleted text: has been ] [added text: is ] Gaining influence over the Creek tribes and his conduct becomeing [becoming] More & More Menaceing [menacing] towards this State, I say this State, because it is so Much More Subject and liable to [added text: the ] depredations of those Southern Nations, than Any of the other States. Georgia not excepted -- It is [deleted text: also ] to be recollected, that we have in the past Indian Wars, Suffered Much More, (at least ten to one) Then any other State --
I pray you to Make every exertion in order to have our frontiers as formidably protected as possible, and by all the Means in your power [added text: and [unclear text: endeavor ] to ] have the Military Strength [deleted text: of ] in this State Augmented [deleted text: if possible ] at least double the present Numbers -- [deleted text: The s ] which would Scarcely affoard [afford] a protection Sufficient Should hostilities be commenced and in case there should not, The troops could readily be removed after discovering there was no danger to be apprehended --
I have the honour [honor] & C [et cetera]
The Honble [Honorable] Wm [William] Cocke Joseph Anderson & Wm [William] C Claiborne
Page: [2]
No [Number] 5
Recorded
The Honble [Honorable] Jos. [Joseph] Anderson Wm. [William] Cocke & W. [William] C. Claiborne
by Post, the
26th Feb. [February] 1800