Early Governors' Papers

His Execellency [sic] William Carol

Sumnar Countey [sic] July 24 1822

Assteemd [sic] Freind [sic],

I feel it a dutey [sic] incombent [sic] on me to state to you in this way some difficultey [sic], that does exist between so =m [sic] of the citizens of Tennesee [sic] & thoes [sic] of Caintuckey [sic] reletive [sic] to the State line which may be of use to you in aney [sic] araingement [sic] that may be maid [sic] by your Execelencey [sic] this Session of the Legeslatore [sic]. the princpal [sic] difficultey [sic] is this when walkers line was run ther =e was a [share?] of countrey [sic] from Drakes creek to red run & so on for about 20 or 30 Mils [sic] in which thare [sic] was no Timber except a few [trees?] ameaditly [sic] on the line fiften [sic] or Twentey [sic] years after walkers =line was run & marked a compency of Caintuckey specttators [sic] run a line about Two mils [sic] south of walkers line from Draks creek [sic] west ward how farr I cant say but perhaps 20 or 30 Mils [sic] & saved the Land betwen the Two lins [sic] by head right Claims, Grate [sic] part of which Lands was & is coverd by Miltatary [sic] [war?] -ants by this State [?] [wealthley?] [saw?] [Luts?] have ben [sic] commenced between the Clamints [sic] & maney [sic] more will be braugten [sic] if somthing is not done now S^r it seems to me that commisionars [sic] should be apoin =ted [sic] to Trace to Trace & Identify walkers line, which would put an end to thoes [sic] secti =onial [sic] Broyels [sic] & disputs [sic]. I think the lines may be easley [sic] traced I have bin [sic] aquanted [sic] withe [sic] walkers line from Cumberland river