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Finding Aid for the Knox County Petitions (copies), 1799-1800


MS-2492

University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN


Encoded by: Elizabeth Dunham, July 18, 2006.

Summary Information
Title: Knox County Petitions (copies)

Date/Date Range :   1799-1800

Extent: 0.1 linear feet

Abstract:
This collection contains copies of the petition requests of Knox County residents to create two new counties in East Tennessee from portions of Knox and Grainger counties. The petitions included in this collection were accepted by the General Assembly, which created by legislative act both Anderson and Roane counties on November 6, 1801.

Call number: MS-2492

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

Access and Use
Aquisition Information:
This collection was purchased by the University of Tennessee Special Collections Library in November 1986.
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], Knox County Petitions (copies), MS-2492. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Arrangement

Collection consists of a single folder.


Biography / History

Roane County was established by the General Assembly on November 6, 1801. The county was created from parts of Knox County and was named in honor of Archibald Roane, the second governor of Tennessee.

Anderson County was established by the General Assembly on November 6, 1801. The county was created from portions of both Knox and Grainger counties. The county is named after Joseph Anderson (1757-1837), a former territorial judge in Knoxville and United States Senator who served the state from 1797 until 1815.


Collection Scope and Content Note

This collection contains copies of the petition requests of Knox County residents to create two new counties in East Tennessee from portions of Knox and Grainger counties. The petitions included in this collection were accepted by the General Assembly, which created by legislative act both Anderson and Roane counties on November 6, 1801. The collection includes copies of seven petitions with the names of the signers attached. The bulk of the material is dated 1799, with a single petition dated as "circa 1800."

Subject Terms

  • Court records -- Tennessee -- Knox County.
  • Grainger County (Tenn.) -- History.
  • Anderson County (Tenn.) -- History.
  • Roane County (Tenn.) -- History.
Contents List
Box   1     Folder   1    
Copies of seven petitions, 1799-1800