Early Governors' Papers

Nashville 6^th July 1809

Sir

I was honored with your Excellencie's letter of 23 June & have strictly attended to its contents- The time named by yourself & Colo. Meigs is in my opinion very suitable- y wish is that the treaty may be effected, or progress so far that their can be no difficuty before your time as Govenor expires, and in time for the Legislature to act on; The drafts or warrants I brought out M^r Crutcher tells me he will take up & will be able to take in warrants to the amount of two or three hundred dollars more by the time I set out, If your Excellency thinks proper to send on the warrants- I should suppose that one thousand dollars might nswer the holding the treaty- for I tooke the measures last spring which you now advise the Chiefs, that as the purchase contemplated was small, and that a large collection of Indians would cost more than the value of the land, that Chiefs only should attend - I shall set out so as to give myself time to see and go in with the chiefs - I shall hope still to have your Excellencies advice and directions while I am your most Humble servant

Ja^s Robertson

presented to mr Crutcher and [?] the thousand dollers: Blount must be Elected as he will have six or seven thousand voets of a mejority on this side ^in Bedford County gave Cock got a mejority, and perhaps some of the other frunteer Counteys - I am sir with respect your ^Exellenceys most Humbel servant

Ja^s Robertson