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District of Tennessee
Supervisors office Aug^t 16. 1796

Sir

In pursuance of the orders of the
Secretary of the Treasury of the United
States I have written this day to the
Secretary of this State requesting infor
=mation upon several points respecting
the revenue system of the State.

The information required falling
within the [?] limits of the
executive Department of Government
, I take the liberty of requesting your
attention, to the business, should you find
leasure, and any information tending to
illustrate the objects of inquiry will
be thankfully red^d.

Ihave the honor to
be [with?] the hig^t resp^t
[your?] mo ob^t

J M. Overton Sup^t D T

His Excellency
John Sevier