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Knoxville 5 August 1804

Sir

Our Commissioners for the purpose of marking
and laying off the road from Tennessee
through the Indian nation into the State of
Georgia, are preparing to meet those of from that
State at James Vans on the 15th instant-

I have deemed it proper to give you this
information, in order that you may avail
your self of any an opportunity of giving the
necessary information to the Indians Chiefs
that they may attend- I beg you will be so
oblidging as to Write on to Vans, letting the
Commissioners know of Georgia know, those
from Tennessee will soon be [on?]- if not
on the day, in a very short time afterwards.

I would [?] would be unwilling to impose this trouble
on you, have we any opportunity from this
Quarter

I have the Honor &c

Colonel Meigs