Deed between Zachariah Cox and John Sevier, September 4, 1797
Scope and Contents
September 4, 1797 deed between Zachariah Cox of Montgomery County, Georgia and John Sevier of Tennessee. $2, 500.00 paid by John Sevier for 20,000 acres of land described in deed. Printed document with handwritten portions. ADS 1 pc. Signed by Zach. Cox and Mathias Maher. Curved cut on top of document, seal and ribbons at lower right. Tear at lower bottom edge. Zachariah Cox, Mathias Maher, and associates called the Tennessee Company.
Dates
- 1797
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
1 folder
General
Photocopy of article from seller by Robert McAllister included in folder. Related to the Yazoo land fraud and the Tennessee Company in which John Sevier was involved. Related item: QMM.2012.002.
- Cox, Zachariah Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Deeds Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Mathias Maher Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Richard Wallace Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Sevier, John, 1745-1815 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Tennessee Company Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Yazoo land fraud Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Deed between Zachariah Cox and John Sevier, September 4, 1797
- Language of description
- 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
