- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter] 1804 Feb. 9 [to the] warriors and cheifs [sic] of the Cherokee Nation / [John Sevier] of an image
- Creator:
- Tennessee. Governor (1803-1809 : Sevier)
- Publisher:
- Manuscript held by the The Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, TN, Governor Sevier, box 1, folder 1, document tl054.
- Date of Original:
- 1804-02-09
- 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 written by Tennessee Governor John Sevier (1796-1801, 1803-1809), dated February 9, 1804, and addressed to the warriors and chiefs of the Cherokee Nation. Sevier reports that the recent murders of Cherokee men in Buncombe County, North Carolina, were not committed by a resident of Tennessee. He has received a description of the man suspected and has been informed that he likely fled to Tennessee. Sevier assures the Cherokee leaders that he will do his best to have the man apprehended. The Governor also briefly discusses the business of a road being opened through the Cherokee Nation and suggests that arrangements for such should be made soon.
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:
- gs054
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_gs054
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_gs054#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_gs054/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]
Warriors & Cheifs [Chiefs] of the Cherokee Nation
[deleted text: Brothers ]
[illegible text]
I am sorry to hear that some of [deleted text: you ] our brothers of the red people have lately [deleted text: received some ] been [added text: very ] much abused by A white man -- I have lately received a letter from [deleted text: a ] [added text: one of the ] Colonels of the County where the mischeif [mischief] was done -- It was done in Buncomb County No [North] Carolina And not by any of the people of Tennessee, therefore I shall expect that no anger or animosity will take place on the Occasion between your people and the people of Tennessee -- The officer has sent me a discription [description] of the man, and his name, [deleted text: and expects he has come this Way ] The murderor [murderer] has fled And it is expected [deleted text: he ] has made for this State; if I can hear of him [added text: you may be assured ] I will certainly have him [deleted text: taken ] [added text: apprehended ], And [deleted text: sent ] [added text: taken ] back to where he committed the murder, in order that
Page: [2]
may be punished -- Our Father the president has consigned the business respecting the road to be [deleted text: cut ] [added text: opened ] through your Nation into the State of Georgia, to the Governor of that State, and the Governor of Tennessee, together with your beloved agent Colo. [Colonel] Meigs, and such of your own Cheifs [Chiefs] as your Nation May think proper to appoint -- [deleted text: As soon as ] [added text: When ] we may agree on the place for Commissioners to meet, and have all things arranged, you will be informed [added text: & notified ] by Colonel Meigs in time to be prepared, [deleted text: to ] [added text: to [deleted text: and they [illegible text] ] ] enter upon the business, agreably [agreeably] to the agreement [deleted text: you entered into ] [added text: made ] with the United States.
Your friend & Brother
Executive department Knoxville
9 Febry [February] 1804
1804
Warriors & Cheifs [Chiefs] of the Cherokee Nation -- [illegible text]
Col. [Colonel] Meigs
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