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Knox County (Tenn.) -- Politics and government.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

John C. Gunn Circular

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3615
Abstract

This eight-page circular, addressed to the voters of Knox and Anderson counties, provides a brief history of Gunn’s life with references to his character, as part of his campaign for the Tennessee House of Representatives against General Dunlap and Colonel Tunnel.

Dates: 1829 July 24

Knox County Criminal Court Witness Bonds

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1510
Abstract

This collection consists of 14 different witness bonds produced in the Knox County Criminal Court between 1879 and 1894.

Dates: 1879-1894

Knox County (Tenn.) Election Ledger

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2884
Abstract

This collection consists of the Knox County Election Ledger, a bound volume including newspaper clippings and handwritten notes, covering elections in Knox County, Tenn. in the years 1909-1916.

Dates: 1909-1916

Knoxville-Knox County Metropolitan Government Charter Commission Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0827
Abstract

This collection houses records documenting an attempt to consolidate Knoxville and Knox County in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

Dates: 1947-1959

Nancy Miller Deposition

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1036
Abstract

Nancy Miller gave this deposition to Charles McClung, Court Clerk of Knox County, as part of a lawsuit between Judith Miller (plaintiff) and John Smith (defendant). In it, Nancy Miller testifies that in 1798 Zachary Cox told her to get the money that he owed her from his store and that he would tell John Smith to let her have what she asked. The case was heard before the Knox County Superior Court on April 2, 1800, and Judith Miller was awarded $77.39, including $0.16 in court costs.

Dates: 1799 February 15