- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter] 1804 July 19, Knoxville, Tennessee, [to] Colo[nel] William Barnett and Brigadier General B[uckner] Harris, Jackson County, Georgia / John Sevier, [Governor of Tennessee]
- Creator:
- Tennessee. Governor (1803-1809 : Sevier)
- Date of Original:
- 1804-07-19
- Subject:
- Cherokee Indians--Government relations
Land use
Roads--Design and construction - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Jackson County, 34.13388, -83.56635
United States, Tennessee, 35.75035, -86.25027 - Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This is a letter dated July 19, 1804 from John Sevier, Governor of the State of Franklin (1785-1788) and Governor of Tennessee (1796-1801, 1803-1809) to Colonel William Barnett and Brigadier General Buckner Harris of Jackson County, Georgia. Sevier writes in response to a letter from Buckner and Harris (see tcc917) stating that the Georgia commissioners were ready to proceed with laying out a road between Georgia and Tennessee through the Cherokee Nation. Sevier says that the Tennessee commissioners will be ready to meet with the Georgia commissioners on August 15 at Cherokee leader James Vann's house in the Cherokee Nation. He also promises to forward this information to Colonel Return J. Meigs and Major William Lovely.
Digital image and encoded transcription of an original manuscript, scanned, transcribed and encoded by the Digital Library of Georgia in 2001, as part of GALILEO, funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. - Local Identifier:
- tcc919
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc919
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc919#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc919/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [title of item], Telamon Cuyler, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, presented in the Digital Library of Georgia
- Extent:
- 2 pages/leaves
- Original Collection:
- Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Telamon Cuyler, box 81, folder 21, document 06.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Knoxville
19th July 1804
Gentlemen
Your favour [favor] of the 6th instant with its enclosures, I have been duly honoured [honored] with. The information therein affords me pleasure in observing the Commissioners of Georgia are in such readiness to act in conjunction with those of Tennessee in laying off and cuting [cutting] out the contemplated road. I hope it will be of great and mutual advantages to both parties and be equal to our most Sanguine wishes and expectations --
Our assembly conveens [convenes] on Monday next, at which time it is expected every provision will be made necessary to forward the desireable [desirable] object, and I make no doubt our Commissioners will be ready to meet you on the
15th of August at Mr James Vanns, if they should not, I will Advise you of the same previous to the time of your meeting and you may rest assured Gentlemen, that every exertion will be made to facilitate and forward the business -- I will forward by tomorrows
Page: [2]
mail the letters to Colo [Colonel] Meigs & Majr [Major] Loveley --
Very respectfully your most Ob Hbl Sert [Obedient Humble Servant] signed
[Signed] John Sevier
Genl [General] Harris}
Mr. Barnett}
Brigadier General B [Buckner] Harris and Colo [Colonel] William Barnett Jackson County Georgia Mr Rob Burns
Express