Early Governors' Papers

Knoxville th 8 July- 1800

Sir

I received your Letter Yesterday relative to the murder of M.^r Kirkpatricks Son and Kuzers and will state to you my proceedings on this unhappy occasion

M.^r Kirkpatrick waited on me sometime since and told me the suspicion he had on his mind that both his Son and Kuzers were murdered by the Indians; having myself had information from Tellico that some of the Cherokees had gone from the nation probably upon a bad intent, I was led to make enquiries respecting them, and was informed by Hicks (a half breed and an Interpreter) that he beleived the two men name were murdered by some of the Cherokees, and mentioned to me one of the Indians supposed to be accessary to the Murder by the name of Sau'cer. or the Goose; the other he did not recollect the name of. Having got this information I gave it to M^r. Kirkpatrick and

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