Letter, 1797 Mar. 30, Knoxville, [Tennessee to] Silas Dinsmore [i.e., Dinsmoor] / J[ohn] Sevier of an image
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| Type: | Letters (correspondence) | Text |
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| Creator: | Tennessee. Governor (1796-1801 : Sevier) |
| Title: | Letter, 1797 Mar. 30, Knoxville, [Tennessee to] Silas Dinsmore [i.e., Dinsmoor] / J[ohn] Sevier of an image |
| Date: | 1797 Mar. 30 |
| Description: | This is a letter written by Tennessee Governor John Sevier (1796-1801, 1803-1809) to Cherokee agent Silas Dinsmoor, dated March 30, 1797. Sevier demands that the Cherokee chiefs do their best to apprehend and punish those from amongst their nation who were responsible for the murders of several citizens of Tennessee. He also assures Dinsmoor that it is his intention to punish any white men who commit violence against the Cherokees. Sevier requests that Dinsmoor read an enclosed letter (no longer attached) to the Cherokee leaders and assure them that the state of Tennessee only desires peace. Document ID: gs040. 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--Government relations | Cherokee Indians--Violence against | Cherokee Indians--Claims against | 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 The Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, TN, Governor Sevier, box 1, folder 3, document tl040. |
| Rights and Usage: | This work is the property of the 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, The 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:gs040 |
| 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 |