LS, 1793 June 6 : Knoxville, to His Excellency Governor Shelly.

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LS, 1793 June 6 : Knoxville, to His Excellency Governor Shelly.

William Blount, as Governor of the Trans-Allegheny Southwest Territory writes to Shelly, Governor of Kentucky, concerning his going to Philadelphia with the Cherokee Indians, at the invitation of the President.

2 p. ; 22.5 x 18.5 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7078865

Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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Blount, William, 1749-1800

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William Blount (March 26, 1749 – March 21, 1800) was an American Founding Father, statesman, and land speculator who signed the United States Constitution. He was a member of the North Carolina delegation at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 and led the efforts for North Carolina to ratify the Constitution in 1789 at the Fayetteville Convention. He then served as the only governor of the Southwest Territory and played a leading role in helping the territory gain admission to the union as the...

Shelly, Isaac, 1750-1826.

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