Title: Fifth Survey District of Tennessee's Land Survey Book

Date/Date Range :   1811-1815

Extent: 0.1 linear feet

Abstract:

This collection consists of the Fifth Survey District of Tennessee's land entry survey book for the years 1811- 1815. It includes sketches and descriptions of land bought and sold in the area, names of land owners and descriptions of their property, and sketches of land plots in Knox, Claiborne, Anderson, Jefferson, Grainger, and Sevier Counties during these years.

Call number: MS-2424

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

Aquisition Information:

This collection is property of Special Collections.

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], Fifth Survey District of Tennessee's Land Survey Book, MS-2424. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Collection consists of a single folder.

No biographical information is available.

This collection consists of a land entry survey book, dating from 1811-1815, for the Fifth Survey District of Tennessee. The main office for the district, which covered a large portion of East Tennessee, was in Knoxville. The book includes sketches and descriptions of land bought and sold in the area, names of land owners and descriptions of their property, and sketches of land plots in Knox, Claiborne, Anderson, Jefferson, Grainger, and Sevier Counties during these years.

• Land tenure -- Tennessee -- Anderson County.
• Land tenure -- Tennessee -- Claiborne County.
• Land tenure -- Tennessee -- Grainger County.
• Land tenure -- Tennessee -- Jefferson County.
• Land tenure -- Tennessee -- Knox County.
• Land tenure -- Tennessee -- Sevier County.