Early Governors' Papers

State; You will have it in your power among the great number of ingenious macha =nics that are to be found in the City of Philadelphia, to have such a one made, as will be elegant comprehensive and sufficiently expressive of the purposes and use the fame is intended for.

I hope your attention will not be lacking, to ^Endeavor & to procure the monies the monies due the Officers and Privates for their services in the late expedition against the Cherokees under my command; I flatter myself that the present Secretary of the War office department, will consider the propriety ^& legality of the measure.

I have the honor to be with sincere and much Esteem, Your M^o Obt. & very H.^l Serv.^t

John Sevier

Honble W^m Blount & W^m Cocke

Copy of letters to Blount & Cocke Senators

1 N^o 9

25 April 1796

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Recorded

[Cert? (Certificate)] of the State

Knoxville 4^th July 1796 (Circular) [illegible]

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Sir

I have rec^d. [records?] iformatio [sic] from the Honble [sic] Messrs Blount, & Cocke, that Tennessee is by an Act of Congress admitted as a member State of the Union.

By this Act we are only entitled to the priveledge [sic] of [sending?] having one [?] representative, the Senate of the United States objected against our senators [takeing]? seats within their body.

Matters being thus deranged, it becomes Expidi =ent [sic] and necessary, for the assembly to be convened at an early day, in order to Alter and regulate our present Mode of Election for representatives, Electors, of President, and Vice President of the United States, Reelect Senators, and other business of public Utility.

Your punctual attendance at the seat of Governm^t On the first Monday in August next last Saturday in the present month will be expected.

I have the honor to be respectfully Your M.^st Ab Humble Servant signed John Sevier

Knoxville July 4^th 1796

Sir

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by authentic information I am informed by good authority I am informed, that there by the Honble [sic] Me^ssrs. Blount & Cocke that the Congress of the United States, will have passed An Act admiting [sic] only one representative from this state to represent them in Congress. Also neither could would the was our Senator admited [sic] our the Senator from this state to take seats in Same, from [?] such occurrences, it appears ^to me that Our senators must be reelected, and the Act passed directing the mode of electing representa -tives altered.

Circular to the Members of Assembly

Recorded

July 4 - 1796 N^o. 17

who believing that they are neglected, and the interest of the indians only consulted --Should a number of these people leave us, and a war take place, we may easily Guess as well fear the consequences-

I still have my hopes that matters will be better arranged - I have rc.^d information ^which I think can be relyed [sic] on that a delegation from of the southern tribes and many of the Northern, are holding Council with the spainards [sic] some where within in the Vicinity of New Madrid -

I have the honor to be with &c J Sevier

Honble M^r. Cocke