Early Governors' Papers

To the Dog Warrior, Mad Blue, and all the principal Chiefs of the Creek Nation.

Friends!

Your talk by Captain Chisolm affords me great pleasure. The desire you so warmly express of peace and friendship with the United States is highly gratifying: and the preparatory step, you have so early wisely taken, ^for of establishing that friendly intercourse between the two nations, so highly interesting to both, on the principles of good faith and mutual confidence, is a proof of that wisdom and policy which mark a great nation.

Friends!

I thank you for the assurances you give that no mischief shall be done on our frontiers; and doubt not, that our people will now not be afraid to meet; to take each other by the hand; and eat, & smoke together in peace ^harmony and friendship.

Friends!

You say that some of your people intend to Cumberland this winter, to purchase ammunition and other necessaries; and wish me to issue my pro= =clamation, to protect them, in their journey, and prevent any mischief being done by ill designed persons

been made, or pretended. that is, Chisolm had enlisted one thousand men to rendezvous at Knoxville, in order to Attack the Floridas; As you are acquainted and satisfied how little Credit the report deserves, I shall not trouble ^you further than to observe, that if the British had not more friends in Philadelphia, then they have in Tennessee, our peace commerce, and Tranquility as a nation, would not be menaced in the Daring & insulting manner, that is daily experienced:-

The Act for regulating trade and intercourse with the indian tribes, and for preserving peace on the frontiers, will expire some time in May, excepting Congress adjourn before that period, if so, not until the end of the next ses.^o- I hope this infamous act will not be revived, for it has given more umbridge to the people of this State, then the Stamp Act itself any act ever was passed since the independency of America, And there has went more hunters over the line this year, I believe ten to one, then at any former period, and should the act continue in force another year, the poor indians in my opinion, will Scarcely have a bear, or a deer left- And at all events the [?]

You and ^It is my opinion the peltry rec.^d the present year at Tellico factory, would scarcely not defray the expenses of three five waggons [sic] from this to philadelphia

the frontier people, except a very few patiently wait with daily expectation of having some favorable news -

I have the honor to be with great Esteem - your obed.^t serv^t

John Sevier (in pencil)

The secretary will please to make out three copies

Knoxville 11th July 1798.

Sir

M^r. James Calbert [sic] of the Chickasaw Nation, has made known to me, some accounts he has against the United States contracted by Chis'm, when he was engaged for to transact some Indian business - I have recommended to him, to wait on you with his papers, assuring him at the same time you would do him that Justice his Claim Merited - permit me to observe, that M^r. James Calbert, together with the rest of the family, and also the principle leaders of the Chickasaw Nation, has always discovered great friendship and sincere attachment to the United States. from and their conduct in General entitles them to the particular notice and attention of Government especially at the present Crisis

I have the honor to be very respectfully yours &c &c

Colo Henly

M^r. Speaker and Gentlemen of the House of Representatives The Senate propose that the Com= =mittee appointed to draw a bill in the case of Mr. Chisolm, be instructed to draw up and report a bill of divorce on General principles — also to draw up and report a bill for the restoration of Robert Young to citizenship.

Wm. Blount S.S.

By order G. Roulstone CS.