Early Governors' Papers

I am informed that the Militia now in Service under Governor Blounts last Order, Consist amounts to and detailed in the following manner at Tellico Block house at Fort Granger at S^o. West point Fort Blount

beg leave to observe that it is of importance in my oppinion [sic], that there should a strong Gaurd [sic] be constantly keept [sic] up at the Tellico Block house - Great Numbers of indians resort at to that place, and the large supplies Generally there, might induce some of those desperadoes, from a thirst for love of plunder to meditate ^attempt an attackt [sic] on the store, particularly in some of their Drunken paroxysms. Altho they are for notwithstanding they do not are not supplied with sprituous Lyquor [sic] at the store, there is large and plentiful settlements in the Vicinity they & by various means ^they get furnished with considerable Quantities of Whisky