Davidson County, Tennessee Records
These fifteen documents from Davidson County, Tennessee include receipts for whiskey (March 1812) and for cotton (February 1857), bail bonds for John B. West (September 1819) and for John M. Cayce (July 1873), an indenture and a tax bill for Joseph and Robert Woods (1824), promissory notes and notarized demands for payment from W. Hassell Hunt (June 1835) and D.A. Cushman (January 1844), a fire insurance certificate from Mutual Protection Insurance of Nashville (December 1851), and letters documenting other financial matters.
Dates
- 1812-1873
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (2 folders)
Abstract
These fifteen documents from Davidson County, Tennessee include receipts for whiskey (March 1812) and for cotton (February 1857), bail bonds for John B. West (September 1819) and for John M. Cayce (July 1873), an indenture and a tax bill for Joseph and Robert Woods (1824), promissory notes and notarized demands for payment from W. Hassell Hunt (June 1835) and D.A. Cushman (January 1844), a fire insurance certificate from Mutual Protection Insurance of Nashville (December 1851), and letters documenting other financial matters.
Biographical/Historical Note
The State Legislature of North Carolina formed Davidson County in 1783. It is named after William L. Davidson, a North Carolina officer who was killed in the Revolutionary War. The county seat, Nashville, was founded during the winter of 1779-1780 and is the oldest white settlement in middle Tennessee. Although Nashville has long been the area's center for transportation, commerce, and culture, it did not become the capital of Tennessee until 1827. This status was made permanent in 1843, and Nashville remains the state capital today.
Arrangement Note
This collection consists of two folders.
Acquisition Note
Special Collections purchased these documents in July of 1987.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository