Early Governors' Papers

Knoxville 6 May 1796

D^r Sir

I am under expectation that I shall be ready to sit out for Washington, some time to day, or early tomorrow morning. [I] Shall I suppose be absent from this place, three or four Weeks; In the mean time I beg you to have a Watchfull eye towards the frontiers, and their your nieghbours the Cherokees.

If any thing of Moment should Occur, let Me know by express as soon as possible.

I am respectfully sir, Your m^o obed^t Serv^t

John Sevier

Circular

Colonels Colonel White & Colonel Kelly and Colonel Weir

Letter Circular To Big^r. Generals Col^os of Cavalry

March 1797-

Recorded

A copy sent to G. Carter to Col. Harrison Gen^l. White Col. M. Clelan

Knoxville 4th October 1797

Sir

In this present year I ordered the Colonel command out of Sevier county immeadiately after the indians had killed One of the Citizens of that County to keep out two active persons, to Reconoitre [sic], and keep a watch on the pass ways of the indians, until we could understand whether or not they intended to commit any further Hostilities. The colonel Isued [sic] this order and accordingly two proper persons served about Eleven days [?], and were then discharged, on my b I am also informed that General White ordered out a small party to go in search after of some indians who had wounded a man on or near Clinch River, tho [?] in the time of my absence from this place,

The General I am told took several depositions prior to his sending ordering out the party which Justifies the measure he then took pursued- I have now to request that the agent for the

make a worthy & usefull [sic] member of your society - give him good advice & treat him as my friend. he will be yours: & I trust you will have pleasure in finding him gratefull [sic] for your attentions - if he should settle in the neighbourhood of Blount - Cocke - White - or stockley Donaldson be so good as to request their attentions to him which will oblige

Your friend

J. Parker

Gov^r Sevier

Lebanon April 30^th 1819

Dear Governor

I would long since have written to you, but the subject was rendered unnecessary by Co^l Ward's declining a Poll. I saw soon after your departure from this place Mr Catron, from the upper Circuit, and he said in White, Overton, &C that you would get three fourths of all the Votes, let who would after. This I would have written long since but I thought you would have neither trouble nor un= easiness.I supposed, when you had opposition that you would feel anxiety, but I really did not suppose, for one moment, that you need apprehend defeat.

I do not know at this time of anything to communicate, that will interest you at this time, - as for myself I am moving on in the business of the Law and do better than I had hoped at the start I am not idle nor lazy, and you will remark a change in this

You may suppose my