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Knoxville 4th July 1796 (Circular) [illegible]
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Sir
I have recd. [records?] iformatio [sic] from the Honble [sic] Messrs Blount, & Cocke, that Tennessee is by an Act of Congress admitted as a member State of the Union.
By this Act we are only entitled to the priveledge [sic] of [sending?] having one [?] representative, the Senate of the United States objected against our senators [takeing]? seats within their body.
Matters being thus deranged, it becomes Expidi =ent [sic] and necessary, for the assembly to be convened at an early day, in order to Alter and regulate our present Mode of Election for representatives, Electors, of President, and Vice President of the United States, Reelect Senators, and other business of public Utility.
Your punctual attendance at the seat of Governmt On the first Monday in August next last Saturday in the present month will be expected.
I have the honor to be respectfully Your M.st Ab Humble Servant signed John Sevier
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Knoxville July 4th 1796
Sir
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by authentic information I am informed by good authority I am informed, that there by the Honble [sic] Messrs. Blount & Cocke that the Congress of the United States, will have passed An Act admiting [sic] only one representative from this state to represent them in Congress. Also neither could would the was our Senator admited [sic] our the Senator from this state to take seats in Same, from [?] such occurrences, it appears ^to me that Our senators must be reelected, and the Act passed directing the mode of electing representa -tives altered.
Circular to the Members of Assembly
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July 4 - 1796 No. 17
