subject to appropriation, and, in a great degree, consumed in the satisfaction of those claims provided for in the cession act, except the lands of the Hiwassee, which by subsequent regulation were exempted. Upon the 9th day of October, in the year 1818, the then subsisting Indian title to the land south and west of the congressional line was obtained by treaty, and by an act of Congress, passed the 3d of April, 1818, it was made lawful and proper for the State of Tennessee to issue grants and perfect titles on all special entries and locations of lands, made pursuant to the laws of North Carolina, before the 25th day of February, 1790, and which lie west and south of the line of reservation, and also to issue grants and perfect titles on all warrants of survey, interfering entries, and locations, which might be removed by the cession act of North Carolina, and on all interfering grants which are good and valid in law, or the warrants or certificates legally issued in consequence of such interference. Upon the 23d day of October, 1819, the State of Tennessee passed an act entitled "An act making provision for the adjudication of North Carolina land claims, and for satisfying the same. by an appropriation of the vacant soil south and west of the congressional reservation line, and for other purposes." Under the provisions of said act, the specified country has been, in a great measure, appropriated to the satisfaction of the land claims provided for by the act of Congress, passed the 3d day of April, 1818.

Notwithstanding the great lapse of time intervening since 1789, and notwithstanding the immense domain over which the holders of land claims have, with unlimited power, been permitted to roam in pursuit of satisfactory appropriations, still, from the report of the Secretary of State, there remains of unsatisfied warrants, 109,094 acres already adjudicated, and 285,121 acres unadjudicated. For the satisfaction of those unsatisfied warrants, has the State of Tennessee the power of subjecting the country south and west of the congressional reservation line, and lying between the Winchester line and the true southern boundary line? And if she has, is it proper and expedient so to subject the same? From a collation and a careful examination of the various acts of Congress, and of the States of North Carolina and Tennessee, the committee conceive the section of country above designated, justly and legally subjected to the satisfac

tion of the claims specified in the cession act of 1789, of North Carolina, and of the act of Congress of the 3d of April, 1818. But as a difference of opinion exists in relation to the true line upon which the treaty of 1818, with the Chickasaw Indians was predicated, and as a difference of opinion exists as to the locality of the dividing line between the States of Mississippi and Tennessee, the exercise of any power on the part of the State of Tennessee would be impolitic at this time, and the adoption of any measure, in satisfaction of the claims, inexpedient. All which is respectfully submitted.

LETTERS OF DAVY CROCKETT.

[The following letters of David Crockett are preserved in manuscript in the Tennessee Historical Society. The box and file number is given with each letter for convenient reference of any reader who may desire to examine the original manuscript.]

Dear Doct I have let Mr. Hiram Partee have the amount of twenty-five Douars on you you can be so good as to Settle that amount with him and oblige your friend &c.

DAVID CROCKETT.

[Box C 3, No. 187.]

Washington City 27th January, 1829.

My Dear Brother

I received your favour of the 11th inst and parused its contents with great Pleasure all except that part whare it Relats to the disagreeable situation of friends Differing it is certainly the worst of all furiz I Received a letter on yesterday from John which affected my feelings a great deal that was in consequence of the Death of our Poor Dear little neece Rebecca ann Burgin She had Been at my house for two or three days and on the first day of this month She was with my children in my horse Mill walking Round after the oxen and stoped opposite one of the out side Posts and the end of the arme or Brace that which the oxen worked too caught her head against the post and mashed it all to peaces Poor little dear Creture never new what hurt her I thought almost as much of her as one of my own I hope she is this day in eternal happiness whare I am endevouring to make my way I have altered my cours in life a great deal sence I Reached this place I have not taisted one drop of Arden Speruits sence I arived here nor never expecte to while I live nothing Stronger than Cider I trust that god will give me fortitude in my undertaking I have never made a pretention to Relegion in my life before I have Run a long Race tho I trust that I was called

in good time I have been Reproved many times for my wickedness by my Dear wife who I am certain will be no little astonished when she gets information of my determination You write me that Father is guoying to visit Our Country and also Brother Trosper I have no doubt but Brother trosper will be well pleased with our Country and it will be a Pleasing seen to all of us to see father in our Country and also it will be an unexpected one to all his children Brother McWharter has moved down in my neighbour hood in fact to my old place the old gentleman will find us all close together I should like much to be at home when Brother Trosper is thare on several reasions I will be home between the 17 & 20 of March if it is Gods will to keep me in health I shall leave here a bout the 4 or 5 of March and if no Bad luck I will Reach home in eleven days. Brother William wrote to me that John had got my mare and Coult from that young man tho he did not write that he paid twenty Dollars I consider that gentleman had no business with her except he had Brought her home as I wrote him I had no Idea of his getting her to keep thare fore I consider the case the same as you and Brother Trosper does that he had no Right to make a charge

Brother William wrote to me that he wished to By her & the Coult and that he would bring me a negro boy in one year ten years of age and well grown if I would give him the mare & coult and send him one hundred & fifty dollars at this time I could not do it becaus in the first place I built a mill last summer and got in debt and have not the money to spare & in the second place I can get a negro here of that description for less than $150 and should Rather keep my mare for I have a fine sted horse at home a packlet which I would like to Breed from that mare and would like much if Father & brother Could Bring her out this I wish you to informe them I wish you to tender my kindest friendship to all my connection also except to your self & Family my warmest esteem I must conclude with a hope that the protecting hand of the almighty may Bless guard & protect you and all our Conection is the Prayer of your affectionate Brother Farwell DAVID CROCKETT.

George Patton—

PS Pleas write imediately on the Receipt of these lines let me know how all is.

D. C— —.

Your faveur of the 24th Jany came safe to hand by this mornings mail and I will hasten to answer it I am still in Joying fine health and hope these lines will find you & family in the alike health

As I am writing a Circular which will give a full history of the afairs of the government I deem it unnecessacery to mention much a bout politics more than to give you the signs of the times

The Senate is handling the P M general with out gloves Mr Claton has laid that department open to the world in its true coulers for refusing to answer the enquire made by the Committee Mr Grundy has introduced a Resolution in the Senate to prohibit any man who has been reformed out of that office from giving testamony This is Carrying proscription to the full extent that a man who has been proscribed for opinion sake are not to be entitled to his oath this is high times in this bosted land of liberty the truth is Mr Barry has expended all the money that Mr McLean made for the Country and now we Cannot pass the post office & post Road Bill for want of money to Carry it in to opperation without Congress makes a large appropriation this is the effect of this glorious sistem of retrenchment & reforme this is the effect of turning out men that knows their duty to accomodate a set of Jackson worshipers what they lack in quality must be made up in quantity Can any honest people have the like of this put upon them I for one Cannot nor will not I would see the whole of them hung up at the devil before I will Submit to Such Carryings on as this I did not come to Cloke their extravigancy to let them make a Speculation of this government their partizens hire reminds me of Some large dogs I have seen here with their Collers on with letters engraved on the Coller my dog & the mans name on the Coller I have not got a Coller Round my neck marked my dog with the name of Andrew Jackson on it becaus I would not take the Coller Round my neck I was herld from their party

There will an explosion take place this week that will tare their party into asunder Mr Calhoun is Coming out with a Circular or a publication of the Correspondence between him & the President that will blow their little Red fox or aleans