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Knoxville 4th October 1797

Sir

In this present year I ordered the Colonel command
out of Sevier county immeadiately after the indians had killed
One of the Citizens of that County to keep out two active
persons, to Reconoitre [sic], and keep a watch on the
pass ways of the indians, until we could understand
whether or not they intended to commit any further
Hostilities. The colonel Isued [sic] this order and accordingly
two proper persons served about Eleven days [?], and were
then discharged, on my b I am also informed that General
White ordered out a small party to go in search after
of some indians who had wounded a man on or near Clinch
River, tho [?] in the time of my absence from this place,

The General I am told took several depositions prior to
his sending ordering out the party which Justifies the measure he then took
pursued- I have now to request that the agent for the