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Executive Department Geo.
Milledgeville. 22^d June 1825.

Sir

I had the pleasure to receive your
Excellency's letter this morning - This Government
will cheerfully unite with that of the State of
Tennessee in devising and carrying into effect measures
for uniting the waters of Tennessee with those of
Georgia which empty into the Atlantick [sic] - It is not
presumed that Tennessee would choose to pass into
the Gulf of Mexico if a way could be opened
for her to the Atlantick [sic] - Of the practicability of
this there is not the least doubt - You will see
by the inclosed Copy of Instructions that I only
await the arrival of our civil Engineer to set
him to work in your quarter. It is very gratifying
to me to believe that Georgia and Tennessee, if not
already, will before long, be intimately united by
common interests and common feelings - On refer=
=ence to the letter Books of your Office you will
probably find a letter on this subject address=
=ed by Governor Sevier of your State to the
Governor of Georgia, and which may be useful