Early Governors' Papers

Williamson April 19^th 1807

Sir

We the undersigned Commissioners by [page damaged] of an act of the General assembly of the State of Tennessee directing a road to be laid of the nearest and most direct way from the Town of Franklin- to the Tombigby [sic] by the way of the Mussalae shoals [sic] [page damaged] agreeable to that act proceeded [sic] to [page damaged] of and mark the same a plat wherof [sic] is hereto anexed [sic] the nearest and most direct way as far as the Mussalae shoals [sic] at whict [sic] prace [sic] we were stopped by the Indians we have the honour to be your most Obdt Servts

Joseph B. Porter James Neelly John Hawkins

(Map of Mussle Shoals)