[29] There seems to be a confused idea in this description as to the identity of Powell's Mountain. This was doubtless occasioned by a lack of definite knowledge concerning the topography of the country. This ridge, as it is commonly known, does not touch the Holston River, but lies between Powell's and Clinch Rivers. The mountains supposed to be alluded to in that portion of the description are a spur of the Clinch Mountains, which close in on the Holston River, near the mouth of Cloud's Creek.
[30] Mann Butler's Appeal, pp. 26, 27.
[31] American State Papers, Indian Affairs, Vol. I, p. 38.
[32] Martin's North Carolina, Vol. II, p. 339.
[33] Haywood's Tennessee, pp. 16, 17.
[34] Ramsey's Annals of Tennessee, p. 204.
[35] Letter of Governor Blount to Secretary of War, January 14, 1793. See American State Papers, Indian Affairs, Vol. I, p. 431.
[36] American State Papers, Indian Affairs, Vol. I, p. 431, and Ramsey's Tenn., p. 172.
[37] Haywood's Tennessee, p. 451.
[38] Scott's Laws of Tennessee and North Carolina, Vol. I, p. 225.