Dear Macon Rooters, Thanks to Linda Raxter for pointing this one to me. While it may have some genealogical content you may use, I thought all would enjoy some of the descriptions of some of the non-native residents of Cherokee Country in 1797. Hilarious! My favorite (and Linda's, too): George Philips None and ranks high among the most worthless Philip Sheppard Beaufort, South Carolina Rootsweb Sponsor and Listowner Lookups: 1850 Macon County Census, Jackson and Haywood County Marriages ********************************* Addressee: His Excellency Governor Sevier Persons Residing in the Cherokee Country, not natives of the land 1797. 11 March 1797 Knoxville Sir, My instructions from the Honorable the Secretary of War require that I report to you the names of all persons residing in the Cherokee country not natives of the land. For this purpose I have collected the following schedule of their names and employment which I am induced to believe is tolerably accurate. Names Nation Employment John McDonald Scotch Trader & Spanish Agent Daniel Ross Do Do John Rogers Do Thomas Harrison Blacksmith William Woodward Do James McBride Do Hireling Richard Cross Taylor William Thompson Irish Trader Thomas Tanbridge Do Who bears the worst of character Richard Ratliff Trader Drury Spencer Hireling & cowboy Alexander Campbell Trader ________Stofield Dutch Unknown Hickman Henslee Hireling and idler John Whizenhunt Trader John Melton Do William Smith Do William Ratley Unknown John LeGrand Cooper John Levett Trader Jack Civile Negro Do Anthony Civile Do Servant & Jack Daniel McKoy Unknown William Allen Old, Condemned as unfit for service William Colson Unknown Stepanus Sheppard Unknown William Chambers Do ________Carter Do William McDonald Do Caldwell Eastridge Do Miles Eastridge Late employed by Chisholm & Rogers James Welch Eve Vann Unknown Samuel Riely Trader Clement Vann Unknown Robert Brown Scotch Trader licenced 1st Feby for 2 years john Francois Negro french Unknown Stephen at Levett's Span Unknown Jones Lucas at Rogers Span Do Peter Benjamin Harris Taylor and trader Tonio Vance at Harris Span Unknown John Wright Trader Thomas Gegg Esquire English A Magistrate under the territorial gov't Tonio at Pine Log Span Unknown, a troublesome bad character Jacob Hogner Dutch Stolen horse buyer do do do John Meyers Do Do do Christian Russell Do Trader Bob Kilgore The worst of bad characters Daniel Love Dutch do do do Ellis Harlin Trader, licenced 18th January for 2 years Marmaduke Daniels Licensed hireling to Harlan Caleb Starr do do do Anthony Foreman Trader & idler Murwood Timberlack Do John McPherson None Joseph Browner Licensed hireling to Brown George Philips None and ranks high among the most worthless John Welch Dutch Trader Benjamin Hawkins Dutch Trader Mitchel Sandwich Do Stephen Graves Unknown John Christy Dutch Do John Gunter Trader Peter, at Gunters Span none ________ Jones None John Cameron Scotch Do Thomas Cordery Do _______ Underwood None, Worn out of Service Several Spaniards whose names I could not learn The blanks in the second column are either Americans or unknown. Those whose characters are noted in the third column I have represented according to the best information I have been able to receive. I am very respectfully, Sir, your most obedient Silas Dinsmoor