Early Governors' Papers

persons among our people. Be assured I shall ^with pleasure comply with your request; and be assured that your people may go and return in use my utmost exertions to prevent any of your people from ^being molested, or interrupted on their journey. the utmost security, without any apprehension of being molested or interrupted in their journey.

Friends! I thank you for your favorable opinion of me; and believe me, when I declare, I was always a friend I shall also endeavor to preserve peace and harmony between our people and yours, and prevent

I thank you for your favorable opinion of me. - Believe me I always was, and ever shall be, a friend to all the ^red people who wish to preserve ^that peace and harmony so desirable to all good men. Under the influence of this friendship, I shall be vigilant in preventing any mischief, or encroachment on your hunting grounds; under the full assurance that you will on part, continue to act under ^on the influence ^firm ^principles of peace amity and good faith.

A Copy

J Sevier

25 October 1796

Nashville 9^th April 1796

Sir

I have the honor to send forward to you, your Credentials, and I am no doubt but the Trust reposed in you will be discharged with Fidelity.

During the time you may be employed in Session, and all other oppertunities your Correspondence and Communications will greatly oblige.

Your most obedient Hb^l Serv^t

/signed/ John Sevier

Honb^le M^r Blount

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

Knoxville April 1 day 1796

M^r Speaker and Gentlemen of the General Assembly

I have the honor to lay before you Governor Vandarhor =ts letter of S^o Carolina letter & ^together with several Resolutions from Entered into by the assembly of S^o Carolina, Accompanied by sundry other papers, relative to the making a Waggon [sic] Road over what is commonly called the Western Mountains - I need not point out to you Gentlemen the Great Utility Benefit & advantages that would be derived by ^to the Citizens of this State, in consequence of such a road being [?] & property ^property & sufficiently and I flatter myself that in your deliberation you will ^not hesitate to prov =ide ample and necessary means to effect the same such a [?] & desireable [? ? ? ? ?] An Advantageous and laudable a beneficent [?] purpose

I have the honor to be your devoted Wih due regard Your devoted Serv.^t

John Sevier

The Speaker & Gentlemen of the General Assemby

[?] M^r Cocke Gillespie

30 March 1796

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His Excellency Governor John Sevier