- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter] 1804 Feb. 10, Knoxville, [Tennessee to] Colo[nel Return J.] Meigs / J[ohn] S[evier]
- 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 tl055.
- Date of Original:
- 1804-02-10
- Subject:
- Creek Indians--Claims against
Creek Indians--Government relations - Location:
- United States, Tennessee, 35.75035, -86.25027
- Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
military records - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This is a letter from Tennessee Governor John Sevier (1796-1801, 1803-1809) to Colonel Return J. Meigs, U.S. Agent to the Cherokees, dated February 10, 1804. Sevier informs Meigs about Colonel Samuel Gordon who has been employed to recover stolen goods from the Creek Nation, and he asks Meigs to lend assistance to Gordon.
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:
- gs055
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_gs055
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_gs055#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_gs055/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
10 February 1804
Dear Sir
This will be handed you by Cap. Saml. [Captain Samuel] Gordon of Williamson County, who has been very serviceable and Active in recovery stolen property from the Creek Indians, -- [deleted text: Captain Gordon ] I have good reason to believe that Capt. [Captain] Gordon is a person of good character and very suitable for such a purpose, and so far as I am Vested with powers have Authorized him to return to the Creek Nation for the purpose of obtaining any stolen Horses or other property, that he may find in the said Nation, [deleted text: but ] I do not apprehend that the Executive of Tennessee, have full and compleat [complete] Authority on this head, therefore beg leave to refer Captain Gordon to you, requesting you will please to offoard [afford] him every assistance you may deem necessary and consistant [consistent]
I have the honor & C [et cetera]
P. S. [Post Script] Cap. [Captain] Gordon has a desire of taking with him a few Rifles and some powder for sale, your permit will oblige your obdt. sert. [obedient servant]
[Signed] J. S. [John Sevier]
Colo. [Colonel] Meigs
Page: [2]
copy
Colo. [Colonel] Meigs
10th Febry. [February] 1804
Cap. [Captain] Gordon