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Title:	[Letter] 1797 June 8, Knoxville, [Tennessee, to] warriors & cheifs [sic] of the Cherokee Nation / J[ohn] Sevier: a machine-readable transcription of an image
Author:	Sevier, John
Availability:	This work is the property of the Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee. It may be used freely by individuals for research, teaching, and personal use as long as this statement of availability is included in the text.
Date:	June 8, 1797
Extent:	4p
Summary:	This document is a letter written on June 8, 1797, to the warriors and chiefs of the Cherokee Nation by John Sevier, governor of Tennessee from 1796-1801 and 1803-1809. In the letter, Sevier explains that there has been talk of a war between the United States and England. He says that England will try to get the Cherokee warriors to fight against the Americans, and warns the chiefs not to let their young men and warriors listen to this talk and remain loyal to the United States.
Collection:	Governor John Sevier Papers
Box:	1
Folder:	3
Document:	tl043
Keywords:	Letters United States--Politics and government--1783-1809 United States--Foreign relations--Great Britain Great Britain--Foreign relations--United States Cherokee Indians--Government relations Tennessee

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