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| Title: | [Letter] 1812 Apr. 14, Highwassee Garrison [Tennessee, to] John Strother, Nashville [Tennessee] / Return J. Meigs : a machine readable transcription of an image |
| Author: | Meigs, Return J. |
| Availability: |
This work is the property of the Special Collections Library, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN. 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. For all other use contact the Special Collections Librarian, Hoskins Library, University of Tennessee, 1401 Cumberland Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37996. (865) 974-4480. |
| Date: | April 14, 1812 |
| Extent: | 4p |
| Summary: | This is a letter from Return J. Meigs to Captain John Strother, dated April 14, 1812. Meigs writes about a tract of land that is in dispute between the Cherokee and Chickasaw tribes. Meigs gives some history about the land's ownership and how it is used by the Natives. Rights to a salt petre cave are in dispute. Meigs also mentions the Hopewell Treaty of 1785, and an agreement from George Washington in 1794. |
| Collection: | Return Jonathan Meigs Papers |
| Box: | MS 2039 |
| Folder: | n/a |
| Document: | sc214 |
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