Early Governors' Papers

Knoxville 12 August 1805

Sir

Your letter of the 25 July ultimo is now before me,- unfortunately at the time of the arrival of your letter I was absent from home, otherwise Ishould have been myself the honor of replying immeadiately on the receipt of your letter thereof of the same - Imost heartily concur with you, that the Indian aggressors must ought to make restitution to M^r McNable, for the damage they have done him, and ^you may assure yourself that Ishall take the earliest measures to have the same affected- and also that they give a satisfactory explanation for the daring insult offered to the Citizens of our Government

I have the honor to be sir with highest respect & Consideration Your mo. ob. & Hbl Serv^t

Col^o James Scott of Blount County

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Col^o James Scott of Blount County

12th August 1805

P[er]. Sec^y Maclin

Dear Sir

You will please to Receive this as My Resicknation [sic] of My Commition as Co^lo Command^[?t] of Sullivan County and you will Much abledge your Hu^m Ser^t Ja^s Scott February 17^th 1801

To brigadier general George Rutledge

and also the Resignation of Major [Berry?] and Cap^t Snodgrass

Hickman County august 29^th 1820

Dear Sir

I have lately Heard that James R. M^cMeans Esq^r intends Resigning his appointment as Solicitor of this District, shou'd he Resign, I Recommend M^r James Scoott to fill his place believ =ing him to be sufficiently quallifyed [sic] to fill that appointment, he is also a young man in good standing in this neighbourhood &c. upon my arrival home from Murfreesborough I found my family in good Health & am D^r Sir your friend as usual &c

W^m Easley -

Joseph M^cMinn Esq^r.

Joseph M^cMinn Esq Murfreesborough- Tennesee [sic] p^r M^r. James Scott Esq^r.