Early Governors' Papers

Adam Peck esquirs

In your opening and cuting out the ro[page damaged- road?] which you have undertaken, you may [damage- also?] suitable, make small alterations from the [damage] marked out way by the Commissioners; provided [damage] do not Augment the distance by in straitning [damage] Way road the same and avoiding impassible ^& bad places- [damage] you do not ^much augment the distance, or make any material alteration in the way [damage] laid off so as ^and that the same will be found [damage] for loaded WAggons to pass with more [damage- convenience?] and dispatch

Signed John Sevier

Marble Springs 17th November 1804

Marble Springs 6 Jan^y 1805

Gentlemen

I have been duly honored with your ^letter of the 1^st instant, and much pleased to find Virginia are ^has been so ready to cooperate in opening the navigation of the North fork of the Holeson- I shall with pleasure ^immeadiately communicate the subject to the commissioners appointed on the part of Tennessee, and will with great pleasure do every thing in the power of the Executive to hasten on the busines

I have the honor to be with regard & much esteem, uour m^o ob. Serv^t

Fran^s Preston esq^r & William King esq^rs

Marble Springs 23 June 1809

D^r Sir

With the approbation of Col^o Meigs I have requested him to invite the Cherokee Cheifs to a meeting at the Garrison on the 20th August to commence our negociations, which I hope will meet your expectation & concurrance-

I presume you have made your calcalation what sum ^you think may be necessary for carrying the Treaty in its exterior position into effect,- On this subject please write me and Iwill endeavor to have you provid -ed provision made either with the money or warrants to the amount, and also to what we may be ultimately required for fully effecting and compleating the ^contemplated object can only be ascertained at the time when the business ^is completed - I have only requested the Cheifs to be invited, as Iwish to avoid as much as possible all unnecessary expenditures - From both written and verbal communications ^immeadiately from the nation, I have reason to anticipate a favorable Treaty, unless preven =ted by some persons whose interests would induce them to pre =vent it if in their power-

I have the honor to be sir, & &

(Signed)

John Sevier

Gen^l James Robertson