LS, 1796 June 29 : War Office [Washington], to General John Sevier.

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LS, 1796 June 29 : War Office [Washington], to General John Sevier.

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Secretary of War McHenry requests Governor John Sevier of Tennessee to enforce the laws of the United States in evicting whites who had settled on Indian lands. He says: "It is not a matter of certainty, putting the injustice of the act of dispoiling a people of their property by force out of the question, that it is cheaper to buy than to take from the Indians. Upon what ground then can a nation presume to take land when it has it in its power to purchase whatever it may want? ..."

6 1/2 p. ; 32 x 20.5 cm.

Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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