Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: This collection consists of one handwritten document from 1804 by William Maclin pertaining to the boundary line between Virginia and Tennessee. It also includes a handwritten letter signed by John Sevier on July 11, 1804 confirming the validity of Maclin's document. Typed transcripts of both documents are also included. In 1779, a survey team was commissioned to plot Tennessee's northern boundary, but the attempt encountered several problems and the final conclusion was a line several miles...