Early Governors' Papers

that advice but endeavor to make your people attend to it

I know if any of my nation had killed or wounded a white man that letters would be sent day after day demanding satisfaction.

Not one of my nation have yet forgot. nor do they show anny disposition to forget. the talk held at this place by Governor Blount- but I believe that some of your people have forgot that peace has been made- I wish the treaty to be made known pubickly once more

You mention your intention of comeing to this place. I wish you to try to have the greevances of my nation redressed before you come.

I am your friend & brother

Double Head

Governor Sevier

Double Head 10th May 1796

From Double Head

His Exceency John Sevier Knoxville

S^o West Point 19^th August 1801

Sir

I have received your letter of the 15^th Instant enclosing an address to the Chiefs & Warriors of the Cherokee Nation. A Copy of y^r letter to me I have forwarded to the Secretary of War

The address to the Chiefs I have had read & explained this morning to Double Head & the Bloody fellow, the only Chiefs here - they express themselves well pleased with your attention to the friends of the deceased Woman - And for the exertions that you say you are making to Discover the Murderer. They seem Confident that you may succeed - They say that the White people owe them three Debts of this Kind & hope they will be paid - they allude to the murder of two Indians at Cumberland & this of the woman, If a murder of this kind in the Center of the State is not detected, it will encrease their suspicions that the white people do not exert themselves on the Occasion - They see that the white people can effect almost any thing they please, things beyond all calculation of them - therefore cannot see why we cannot detect murderers &c. -

I am sir with great respect your Obedient Servant

Return: J: Meigs A[gent]. for the Cherokees

Governor Sevier