[109] American State Papers, Indian Affairs, Vol. I, p. 629.
[110] American State Papers, Indian Affairs, Vol. I, p. 631.
[111] These instructions were dated March 2, 1798. See American State Papers, Indian Affairs, Vol. I, p. 639
[112] Ramsey's Annals of Tennessee, pp. 693, 695.
[113] June 20, 1798.
[114] Ramsey's Annals of Tennessee, pp. 693, 695.
[115] American State Papers, Indian Affairs, Vol. I, p. 640.
[116] By act of September 27, 1794, the legislature of the territory southwest of the Ohio authorized the raising of a fund for cutting and clearing a wagon road from Southwest Point to Bledsoe's Lick on the Cumberland. The funds for this purpose were to be raised by a lottery managed by Cols. James White, James Winchester, Stockley Donelson, David Campbell, William Cocke, and Robert Hayes. The Indians not having granted the necessary right of way, its construction was necessarily postponed, but subsequently, by act of the legislature of Tennessee passed November 14, 1801, the Cumberland Road Company was incorporated and required to cut and clear a road from the Indian boundary on the east side of Cumberland Mountain to the fork of the roads leading to Fort Blount and Walton's Ferry.
[117] January 15, 1799.
[118] See letter of General Pickens to Representative Nott, of South Carolina, January 1, 1800. American State Papers, Public Lands, Vol. I, p. 103.