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Finding Aid for the John Hillsman Tax Receipt, 1799


MS-2397

University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN


Encoded by: Elizabeth Dunham, July 11, 2006.

Summary Information
Title: John Hillsman Tax Receipt

Date/Date Range :   1799

Extent: 0.1 linear feet

Abstract:
This tax receipt notes John Hillsman's return of 68,200 acres of land in Grainger County, TN, as payment for taxes for the year 1799.

Call number: MS-2397

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

Access and Use
Aquisition Information:
This collection was purchased by Special Collections in June 2002.
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], John Hillsman Tax Receipt, MS-2397 University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Arrangement

Collection consists of a single folder.


Biography / History

John Hillsman served as a trustee of Knox County, TN.


Collection Scope and Content Note

This tax receipt notes John Hillsman's return of 68,200 acres of land in Grainger County, TN, as payment for taxes for the year 1799.

Subject Terms

  • Grainger County (Tenn.) -- History.
  • Taxation -- Tennessee -- Grainger County.
  • Legal documents.
Contents List
Folder   1     Item   1    
Tax Receipt, 1799

Scope Note:

Transcription of Document

"John Hillsman returns Sixty eight Thousand two Hundred acres of land in Grainger County for the payment of the taxes thereon for the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety nine."