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Knoxville 22 Sep, 1804

Gentlemen

Your letter of this day together with your report and other
documents ^relative to laying of out the roads Ihave been duly honored with, which shall be
duly attended to by the Executive, who begs leave to offer
you in behalf of the State his thanks for your great
assiduity and promptitude in laying off and demarkation
of the Roads, leading through ^part of the Cherokee Nation into the
State of Georgia

Ihave the honor to be Gen^l
Your m^o ob Serv^t

Col^o Jos. McMinn
Col Sam Weir &
Major John Cowan
Commissioners

[In pencil:]
John Sevier.
Quarles. 1906