Early Governors' Papers

apprehensions on this celebrated and famous peece of ^novel national Traffick ^& indian trade, which has Occasioned General Jealousy among the different tribes, And Imay add, much Clamour among the ^Good citizens of this state.

If Congress have any charity [?] ^bounty to spare, their Charity would be more Justly bestowed on the lame, the halt, And the blind soldier ^whose very appearances are daily distressing the feelings of humanity, and to whom we are indebted to for ^our existance As a nation, and our liberties as free men, and not decline giving millions thousands to those who dispise it, and ^when at the time of the most imminent danger, exerted their utmost efforts, for the distruction of America. liberty

Ihave the honor to be &c

(Signed)

John Sevier

Honble Cooke Blount & Jackson

Please make two copies in full, and the third begin where it says. "The Chickasaw indians sits out to day for their nation &c. The post starts Early to morrow morn

John Sevier

Mr Maclin

I would earnestly recommend it to you, to communicate the matter freely to the president, relating ^to him all the attending circumstances; his well known knowledge of the laws of nations, the sacred regard he has always discovered for the [Chastened?] rights of the states, induces me to believe that different measures will be pursued from those of his predecessor. I need not say more to you on the subject, your knowlege of every particuar relative to the business is sufficient- you also know the disposition of the people, and should they be removed from the plantations the have possessed for a number of years, you can readily suggest the consequences? I am anxious to hear how we stand with the french and I hope a war may be averted, tho I confess I have my fears; I believe they have a number of emissaries throughout this and the southern states

I have the honor to be very respectfully Sir your m.^o obed.^t serv.^t

J Sevier

The Honble Mess^rs Cooke & Blount - a copy for each -}

Paris Feby 26th 1828

Dear Sir

I had not intended procuring commendating letters for the appointment for which my name is before your excel -lency on the list of applicants, but from a conuersation which I held with Mr Hugh Dunlap in which he stated that you would be infuenced by recommendations of qualifications from the district. I haue been in-duced to abandon my original inention and haue forwarded to you letters from Judge Hamilton, J. S. W. Cooke, Colonels J. H. Dunlap and William Dunlap. James Hicks and Wenderson Lewis. General Cooke stated to me that as Mr Cotton and Capt Terrill had both applied to him before he had the least idea that I would be an applicant and he had refused writing in their behalf on the ground that each of them was in some sort a student of his, and as you were already in possession of his opinion in regard to my qualifications to fill this or any other appoint -ment connected with the administration of justice, he deemed it both unnecessary and improper to write Mr Dunlap, the present incumbent, stated to me that he had advised you of what you seemed already sufficiently aware, to wit, that the supreme court sits in tihs solicitaial district, and of the importance