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Knoxville 16 September 1798

Gentlemen

from various reports, I am induced to believe
that a great Number of Cherokees, have assembled
at Tellico, in order to commence enter into treaty
with the Commissioners of the United States appointed
for that purpose- permit me Gentlemen to request
You, that you will immeadiately repair to
the treaty ground, and attend to such matters &
things as materially concern the Welfare and
interest of this State, (and particularly to the Early
relief of the unfortunate people who have been removed
from their plantations) and at the same time keep
in View the instructions I have before given the
agents on the General and various Subjects touching
the treaty-

Your most obed.^t & Hbl Serv^t

John Sevier

The Honble Lachlin M.^cIntosh
& James White ^& James Robertson esquires-agents
on the part of the State of Tennessee}