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Knoxville July 13^th 1797

Dear Sir/

In your Absence from this place
some thing has turned Up Contrary
to our Expectations -

on the 28^th of June the Indians fired
at John Johnston Near to Sharps Station
on Clinch and give him a Slite [sic] Wound
on the side, as his deposision [sic] of that
will make more fully Appear -

on which Information I ishued [sic] my
order to Col^o Sawyers to send out an
Ensigns Command in serch [sic] of the
Villians [sic] and if possoble [sic] have them
brought to Justice, in Compliance with
my order the Colo ordered Ensign Seags
with 20 privits of Mounted Infantery [sic]
out on tour not Exceeding fifteen days.
this day Ensign Seags Retturned to