Prentiss Price Papers. Hawkins County, Tenn., Court Cases. (1788 -1897).
Scope and Contents
Court cases, most from Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tenn., ca. 1788 to ca. 1897. Arranged alphabetically by first person listed on case. Detailed finding aid lists additional names involved. Collection also includes: account book, Wm. Alexander, 1834-1852; Battle of Tohopeka casualty report, 1814; Hawkins County election returns, 1869; Hawkins County jurors and tax collectors, 1834; Hawkins County militia roll, 1824; 1833 petition re: route of River Road near Hawkins & Grainger County line; Hawkins County property value, polls & taxes, 1840-1841; Rogersville Female Institute newspaper ad receipts, 1867; Sulphur Springs School, 1847-1849; Joseph McMinn settlement of estate; Hawkins County tax rolls & delinquent & insolvent taxpayers, 1812, 1816, 1825-26; 1821, 1832, 1827. Two newspapers found with this collection were added to the McClung Historical Collection newspapers. The papers are: The Lynchburg Virginian, October 13, 1831, and The [Union], Nashville, 1836 [Oct. ?] (date missing) (damaged). Additional large flat box of manuscripts which includes Mss. Robert Morrow documents, Paymaster of the U. S. Army 1866-1869 and photocopies of tax lists.
Dates
- 1788-1897
Conditions Governing Access
Material is available for research. Prior arrangement MUST be made by contacting the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection at mcclung-archivist@knoxlib.org
Extent
7 boxes
General
See also: Prentiss Price Papers, 1969-1979, in the Virginia State Archives.
- Battle of Tohopeka Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Court cases Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Elections Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Hawkins County (Tenn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Joseph McMinn Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ledgers and account books Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Militia roll Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Petitions Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Price, Prentiss, 1870-1939 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Rogersville Female Institute Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Schools Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Sulphur Springs School Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Tax lists Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Taxes Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- William Alexander Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Prentiss Price Papers. Hawkins County, Tenn., Court Cases. (1788 -1897).
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- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection Repository
601 S Gay Street
3rd floor
Knoxville Tennessee 37902 United States
865.215.8814
mcclung-archivist@knoxlib.org
