John Haywood's Manuscript for Civil and Political History of the State of Tennessee
This collection houses an incomplete handwritten manuscript of John Haywood's Civil and Political History of the State of Tennessee (1823). This version includes pages 25-37; 147-190; 370-387; and 446-465.
Dates
- circa 1810s-1820s
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Abstract
This collection houses an incomplete handwritten manuscript of John Haywood's Civil and Political History of the State of Tennessee (1823). This version includes pages 25-37; 147-190; 370-387; and 446-465.
Biographical/Historical Note
John Haywood was born to Egbert and Sarah (Ware) Haywood in Halifax County, North Carolina on March 16, 1762. He served as North Carolina's Solicitor General (1790-1791) and Attorney General (1791-1793) before becoming a Judge in North Carolina's Superior Court (1793-1800) and compiling the earliest known series of law reports in the state. Haywood moved to Tennessee to practice law in 1807 and served as a Judge on the Tennessee Supreme Court (1818-1826) in addition to founding the Tennessee Antiquarian Society. He also interviewed many settlers and wrote several histories of Tennessee, including The Natural and Aboriginal History of Tennessee (in which he attempted to prove that the Native American tribes of Tennessee were descended from the ancient Hebrews) and Civil and Political History of the State of Tennessee (which documented the state's history from prehistoric times through statehood). Both works were published in 1823. Haywood died on December 22, 1826 in Nashville, Tennessee.
Arrangement
This manuscript is in one folder.
Acquisition Note
This manuscript was donated to the University of Tennessee Libraries in June of 1925.
Existence and Location of Copies note
A published copy of Haywood's Civil and Political History of the State of Tennessee can be found in the Rare Books collection (F436.H43).
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository