[Letter] 1797 Jan. 17, Knoxville, [Tennessee to] James McHenry, Sec[retar]y of War / John Sevier of an image
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| Type: | Letters (correspondence) | Military records | Text |
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| Creator: | Tennessee. Governor (1796-1801 : Sevier) |
| Title: | [Letter] 1797 Jan. 17, Knoxville, [Tennessee to] James McHenry, Sec[retar]y of War / John Sevier of an image |
| Date: | 1797 Jan. 17 |
| Description: | This is a letter written by Governor John Sevier of Tennessee (1796-1801) to Secretary of War James McHenry, dated January 17, 1797. Sevier reports that the troops of Captains Wade and Sparks have arrived but are incomplete. He requests that three companies of infantry and a troop of cavalry be sent as well in order to protect the frontier settlers and intimidate the Indians. Sevier also informs McHenry that several families have had horses stolen and wagons plundered along the Cumberland Road and that he has written to the Cherokee chiefs and their agent about this. Document ID: gs030. 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. |
| Subjects: | Cherokee Indians--Claims against | Cherokee Indians--Government relations | Military assistance | Horse stealing | Tennessee |
| Contributors: | Tennessee State Library and Archives | University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Libraries |
| Online Publisher: | Athens, Ga. : Digital Library of Georgia, 2001 |
| Original Material: | Manuscript held by the Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, TN, Governor Sevier, box 1, folder 3, document tl030. |
| Rights and Usage: | This work is the property of the Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, TN. It may be used freely by individuals for research, teaching, and personal use as long as this statement of availability is included in the text. Cite as: [title of item], Governor Sevier, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, TN, presented in the Digital Library of Georgia |
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| Persistent Link to Item: | http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/zlna/id:gs030 |
| Related Institutions: | Digital Library of Georgia Hargrett Library Museum of the Cherokee Indian Tennessee State Library and Archives Tennessee State Museum Frank H. McClung Museum (Knoxville, Tenn.) Hoskins Library LaFayette-Walker County Library |
| Collection Information: | Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842 |