John Stone Letter
In this letter to Andrew Jackson (then practicing law in the Mero District), John Stone reports that General Winchester will deliver Colonel Martin Armstrong's obligations for "two thousand five hundred acres of Land, If he will make good titles to good Land in or near the Settlement on Station Camp Bledsoes or Goose Creek." Stone requests two 640-acre tracts for himself, provided the titles are made without delay and without any further trouble. On the verso, Jackson has noted "John Stones Letter and obligation on M. Armstrong."
Dates
- 1798 October 15
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Abstract
In this letter to Andrew Jackson (then practicing law in the Mero District), John Stone reports that General Winchester will deliver Colonel Martin Armstrong's obligations for "two thousand five hundred acres of Land, If he will make good titles to good Land in or near the Settlement on Station Camp Bledsoes or Goose Creek." Stone requests two 640-acre tracts for himself, provided the titles are made without delay and without any further trouble. On the verso, Jackson has noted "John Stones Letter and obligation on M. Armstrong."
Biographical/Historical Note
John Stone was one of the first white settlers in East Tennessee and operated a tavern in what is now Knoxville for many years. Stone was commissioned a Captain in the Tennessee Militia on October 10, 1796 and may have died during the war of 1812. He was also an early abolitionist, freeing an enslaved man named Jack (later known as John Saunders) in 1797.
Arrangement
Collection consists of a single folder.
Acquisition Note
Special Collections purchased this letter in July 2000.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository