Finding Aid for the Knox County (TN) Records, 1794-1832
MS-2452 University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN
Encoded by: Elizabeth Dunham, July 14, 2006.
Summary Information
Knox County (TN) Records
Date/Date Range : 1794-1832
0.1 linear feet
Abstract: The Knox County Records, 1794-1832, contain four items pertaining to Knox County, TN. They consist of court testimony from 1794, signed by F.A. Ramsey and Gavin Black, a court order and a marriage certificate from 1821, and a State of Tennessee Bank receipt from 1832.
MS-2452
University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN
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[Identification of Item], Knox County (TN) Records, MS-2452. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.
Arrangement
Collection consists of a single folder.
Biography / History
In 1786 James White built a fort on the southernmost edge of frontier settlement in present-day East Tennessee. William Blount, governor of the Territory of the United States South of the River Ohio (also called the Southwest Territory), selected the site of White's fort as the capital in 1791 and gave it the name Knoxville in honor of Revolutionary War hero General Henry Knox. Governor Blount created Knox County, also named for Henry Knox, from parts of Greene and Hawkins Counties on June 11, 1792. Knoxville has served as the county seat from the county's creation. Knox County currently contains 509 square miles. The Tennessee River originates near the center of the county from the union of the Holston and French Broad Rivers.
Governor Blount designated Knoxville as the capital of the Southwest Territory from 1791 to 1796. Knoxville also served as the capital of the State of Tennessee from 1796 to 1812 and briefly in 1817-18. General John Sevier, a resident of Knox County, served as governor of Tennessee (1796-1801, 1803-1809). No state capitol building was constructed until 1845 on the present building in Nashville, so the general assembly met in taverns and public buildings. Blount Mansion, the home of Governor Blount, is the only National Historic Landmark in the county.
Collection Scope and Content Note
The Knox County Records, 1794-1832, contain four items pertaining to Knox County, TN. They consist of court testimony from 1794, signed by F.A. Ramsey and Gavin Black, a court order and a marriage certificate from 1821, and a State of Tennessee Bank receipt from 1832.
Subject Terms
- Court records -- Tennessee -- Knox County.
- Legal documents.
- Knoxville (Tenn.) -- History.
Contents List
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Sworn testimony by Gavin Black, transcribed and signed by F. A. Ramsey [of the Southwest Territory], 1794 April 18
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Court order of Knox County for Archibald Rhea to produce payment of "Thirty five dollars, sixty nine & two third cents" for bill of injunction against Richard Bearden, witnessed and signed by Will Swan. Itemized bill on back, 1821 February [2d or 20]
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Marriage certificate of Knox County for William McMillan and Betsy Davis signed by court clerk Charles McClung's deputy Will Swan. Note about marriage ceremony by "Thomas Wilkinson / Minister of the Methodist / Church," 1821 February 7
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Receipt of "Branch Bank of the State of Ten: Knoxville" for Joseph Bell check for $55, signed by "James Campbell cashier," 1832 March 20
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