Title: William R. Caswell Account Book

Date/Date Range :   1836-1862

Extent: 1.5 linear feet

Abstract:

This account book houses the records of Dandridge attorney and merchant William Caswell. Of particular interest are the docket of the 12th Judicial Circuit (1843 to 1854), slave records, estate inventories, and personal accounts.

Call number: MS-0357

Repository: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN

Aquisition Information:

This collection is property of the University of Tennessee Special Collections Library.

Access Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Copyright:

The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.

Preferred Citation:

[Identification of Item], William R. Caswell Account Book, MS-0357. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Collection consists of one box.

William R. Caswell was born in about 1810. He worked as a lawyer and merchant in Dandridge, Tennessee for most of his life. When the Civil War began, he served as a Brigadier General in the Provisional Army of Tennessee. He resigned in October of 1861 and died before 1870 in Tennessee.

This account book houses the records of Dandridge attorney and merchant William Caswell. Of particular interest are the docket of the 12th Judicial Circuit (1843 to 1854), slave records, estate inventories, and personal accounts.

• Slavery -- Tennessee.
• Court records -- Tennessee -- Jefferson County.
• Dandridge (Tenn.) -- History.