Title: Sampson Williams Letter to Colonel David Henley

Date/Date Range :   1794 December 24

Extent: 0.1 linear feet

Abstract:

This collection consists of a single letter from Sampson Williams in Nashville to Colonel David Henley in Knoxville, dated December 24, 1794.

Call number: MS-2388

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

Aquisition Information:

This collection was donated to the 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], Sampson Williams Letter to Colonel David Henley, MS-2388. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Collection consists of a single folder.

Sampson Williams was an early resident of Middle Tennessee. In 1791, he was granted permission to keep a ferry on the Cumberland River, at the place what would become Fort Blount in 1794 (in what is now Jackson County). After the fort was established, he ran a tavern, in addition to the ferry. In May 1796, he took over as militia captain in charge of the fort. Following Tennessee's admission to the Union, he continued to live in the area, although the guard was disbanded.

This collection consists of a single letter from Sampson Williams in Nashville to Colonel David Henley in Knoxville, dated December 24, 1794. Williams writes to request Henley complete an enclosed form. Williams continues his letter with a discussion of the lack of troops/protection at Fort Blount and the surrounding areas and the consequential deaths of various neighbors.

• Williams, Sampson.
• Fort Blount (Tenn.).
• Jackson County (Tenn.) -- History.