Hi Mary, Did you intend to put a link here to the site? I found this link: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~janelle/Intruders.htm This opens to a page transcribed by Janelle Swearingen 1989, JanelleSw@cox.net and the page is titled: "Settlers and Intruders On Cherokee Indian Lands 1801-1816" ...so sounds like what you found. There is an alphabetical surname list, with page #s that open to the person: For instance, ATKINSON is shown on page 16, and clicking on Pg 16 actually scrolls / pops down the page to where he is shown in a record as follows: Quote: For the encouragement of the useful arts amongst the Cherokee Nation Mathew Atkinson has permission to pass into the Cherokee Nation to set up his profession of Smithey in the different Branches provided it shall meet the approbation of the Cherokee Chiefs . . . As it is a principal object with the Agent in granting this permission to encourage the usefull arts amongst the Cherokees It is expected that the said Atkinson will instruct such of the young Cherokees as may be desirous of being instructed in such parts of his profession as may tend to accelerate the progress of these people toward civilized life. . . 20 July 1802 Unquote Interesting ....PJ and Garry, have you seen this before?? I see no McLAIN spellings, but there are some other surnames of interest to us. Audrey in East TN ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Louise Gossum" <mlgossum@bellsouth.net> To: <tnweakle@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 2:18 PM Subject: [TNWEAKLE] Indian Land in Tennessee >I found this site on the internet today and thought it might be of >interest. Mary Louise > > > Settlers & Intruders On Cherokee Indian Lands 1801-1816. Abstracted from > the Records of the Cherokee Agency in Tennessee: Correspondence and > Miscellaneous Records. National Archives Microcopy M-208, Rolls 1-7, 13. > > Outgoing mail checked by Norton AntiVirus > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TNWEAKLE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message