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Jersey or Maryland. Georgia was herself a fron- 

 tier community ; she received instead of sending- out 

 immigrants. The bulk of the South Carolina emi- 

 gration went to Georgia. 



APPENDIX C TO CHAPTER VI 



OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE, 

 NASHVILLE, TENN., June 12, 1888. 



Hon. THEODORE ROOSEVELT, 

 SAGAMORE HILL, 



LONG ISLAND, N. Y. 



DEAR SIR: 



I was born, "raised," and have always lived in 

 Washington County, E. Tenn. Was born on the 

 "head- waters" of "Boone' s Creek," in said county. 

 I resided for several years in the "Boone Creek 

 Civil District," in Washington County (this some 

 "twenty years ago"), within two miles of the his- 

 toric tree in question, on which is carved, "D. Boon 

 cilled bar &c." ; having visited and examined the 

 tree more than once. The tree is a beech, still stand- 

 ing, though fast decaying. It is located some eight 

 miles northeast of Jonesboro, the county seat of 

 Washington, on the "waters of Boone's Creek," 

 which creek was named after Daniel Boone, and 

 on which (creek) it is certain Daniel Boone 

 "camped" during a winter or two. The tree 

 stands about two miles from the spring, where it 

 has always been understood Boone's camp was. 

 More than twenty years ago, I have heard old gen- 



