1839 Petition to Establish Putnam County, Tennessee

Source: Tennessee Legislative Petitions, 1837 - 1839

Petitions 27 and 28 of 1838 were transcribed in the order that they appear on microfilm. No effort was made to re-order the pages from the film. The quality of the film was poor and difficult to read. Both petitions deal with the establishment of a new county: Putnam. It was difficult to tell where Petition 27 ended and Petition 28 began. For that reason, they are combined into the transcription below.

In instances where the writing was indecipherable, either the best guess was made or ??? were entered in place of the transcription.

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The Petition of Sundry Citizens of White County praying the line between White and Dekalb be permanently Established

18 January 1839

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John Phyan
Thomas ????
Robt. H. McManus
David Snodgrass
William Simpson
Matthias Hudson
Lewis Pettit
T?? Adams
Thomas Snodgrass
Eli Sims
Jesse G. Graham
W. Murphy
Geo. Clizie
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Jesse B. ???
Ligiah Bohanon
???? Hill
Abslow Bradly
Samuel James
William ????

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H. M. Rogers
James T. A. Clery

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To the honorable the General Assembly for the State of Tennessee
Your honorable Petitioners beg leave to ask your honorable body to grant them relife and to take unto consideration ?property? of giving them a new county to wit: Beginning on the South west corner of Jackson County continuing thence north with the line thence to the Cumberland River thence up the River to the mouth of Indian Creek thence up the creek and including Washington Sadlers and thence to a post on Martin's Creek including the ???? thence to the mouth of Spring Creek thence up the same to Pitely? thence including the Camp Ground thence East ??? Fentress county to the Morgan county line south with the same this corner ???? thence a line ???? dividing ridge between CalfKiller and Falling Water then to the ?? where the Cherry Creek Road Crosses ?Jackson? creek thence to where the Rock Island Road crosses the Falling water thence to Ditty's thence down Cane Creek to the ?Dekalb? County line thence to the Beginning

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which would be of great importance owing to the situation of the county and great distance to any court house as they well ever pray

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Jordan Harris
William Gentry
Daniel Campbell
William H. Carr

Petition of Sundry citizens of Overton, White & Jackson Praying a New County

Petition No 2

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John Stephens
Albert Stanton
Elijah Ellis
Woodson Ellis
Albert L. Ellis
John Campbell
Henry Campbell
Joseph Ray
Hiram Bowman
Wm Nash
Travis Elmore
George Cardwell
Washington Cardwell
Hyder Calloway
Joshua H. Ray
??? ESton
David R. McCaleb
Amos Spear

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To the honorable the General Assembly of the "State of Tenness"

Your humble petitioners state that owing to the great distance which they reside from any court house. They pray your honorable body to take their case into consideration and grant them a New County taking part of White on the North thereof part of Overton on the South thereof, and a part of Jackson the South thereof to wit: Beginning on the Jackson county line running ??? North to the Cumberland River. Thence up the river with the mountains to the mouth of Indian Creek thence up the creek to the place where Washington Sadlers line, thence East on a direct line to wher ethe Widow Poteet lives on Spring Creek. Thence East to the camp grounds, thence East to the Cumberland Mountain and on to line of Morgan County, Thence South with the line of Jack county to the South west corner. Thence running as the ??? the Ridge between the Calf Killer and falling water. And on to where the Cherry Creek Road crosses Post Oak Creek. Thence a direct line to Rock Island road crosses the falling waters. Thence a direct line to where the Carthage Road crosses Cane Creek near Ditty. Thence down the Creek to the line of Dekalb county ad West with its line. It will greatly releave there of many ??? afford thence an equal chace to enjoy the common labors and rights of these country as they will ever pray.

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The Petitions of Sundry Citizens of Overton, Jackson and White praying a new County may be granted them

{Overton
{Jackson

20 Oct 1839

(Putnam?)

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To the Honorable and General Assembly of the State of Tennessee --
We your petitioners humbly complaining, Showeth to your Honorable boyd that we labor under great disadvantage by living at so great a distance from the Seals of Justice. Therefore we pray for a new County taking part of Jackson County, Overton County, and White County the line to run as mentioned in other petitions for which we will over pray

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Hiram S. Stone
Elizabeth Person

Overton
White
Jackson
New County