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[Letter] 1786 May 14, State of Franklin, Washington County [Tennessee to] Governor Telfair / John Sevier

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Type: Letters (correspondence) | Text
Creator: Sevier, John, 1745-1815
Title: [Letter] 1786 May 14, State of Franklin, Washington County [Tennessee to] Governor Telfair / John Sevier
Date: 1786 May 14
Description: This document is a letter, dated May 14, 1786, from John Sevier of the State of Franklin, Washington County (Tennessee) to Governor Edward Telfair of Georgia. The letter describes the situation in and near Cumberland and apprehensions among the inhabitants of impending Indian hostilities. Also discussed is a planned settlement at (Muscle Shoals.)

Document ID: tcc279.

Digital image of original manuscript, scanned by the University of Georgia Libraries in 2000, as part of GALILEO, funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

Subjects: Indians of North America | Southern States | Georgia
Contributors: Hargrett Library
Online Publisher: Athens, Ga. : Digital Library of Georgia, 2000
Original Material: Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Telamon Cuyler, box 40A, folder Telfair 16, document 01.
Rights and Usage: This work is the property of the University of Georgia Libraries. 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], Telamon Cuyler, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, presented in the Digital Library of Georgia

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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