A Letter from James Robertson, of Tennessee, to His Excellency John Sevier, Esquire, Governor of the State of Franklin, 1 August 1787
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- 1908
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Five-page privately printed and numbered (Number 21 of 100) portfolio containing an August 1, 1787 letter penned by James Robertson to John Sevier. Writing from Nashville, Robertson recounts Native American atrocities in the region and informs the governor of Franklin of the anticipated danger posed to the Cumberland settlements by the uniting of the Chickasaws, Creeks, and Cherokees to cut off the area in the upcoming fall. Robertson is hoping for the construction of a military station near the mouth of the Elk River or military intervention, and he asks the Governor to use his influence.
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Robertson, James, 1742-1814
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- Digital Library of Tennessee
- Contributing Institution
- Tennessee State Library and Archives
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- Manuscript Files
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- Cuyler, Telamon Cruger Smith, 1873-1951
- Subjects
- Robertson, James, 1742-1814
Sevier, John, 1745-1815
Indians of North America--Wars--1750-1815
Franklin (State)
Cherokee Indians--History
Creek Indians--History
Choctaw Indians--History
Pioneers --Tennessee
Pioneers--Cumberland River (Ky. and Tenn.)
Frontier and pioneer life - Type
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- Robertson, James, 1742-1814. A Letter from James Robertson, of Tennessee, to His Excellency John Sevier, Esquire, Governor of the State of Franklin, 1 August 1787. 1908. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://cdm15138.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15138coll18/id/626. (Accessed April 16, 2024.)
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- Robertson, James, 1742-1814, (1908) A Letter from James Robertson, of Tennessee, to His Excellency John Sevier, Esquire, Governor of the State of Franklin, 1 August 1787. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://cdm15138.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15138coll18/id/626
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- Robertson, James, 1742-1814. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://cdm15138.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15138coll18/id/626>.