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Box 1

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Contains 1 Result:

John Sevier Letter, 1792 October 30

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Scope and Contents Note From the Collection:

This collection houses a single handwritten letter from John Sevier to an Honorable [M] Smith in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1792 regarding the region's escalating hostilities with the Creek and Cherokee nations. According to Sevier, "war is unavoidable but may be contained if addressed swiftly."

Dates: 1792 October 30