| MS 039 |
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| AUTHOR : |
State of Tennessee. Twelfth District Survey Office. |
| TITLE : |
Twelfth District land survey book. |
| DATES : |
1819-1825. |
| SIZE : |
1 ledger : 26 x 41 cm. (562 pages) |
| ARRANGEMENT : |
Series; Chronological arrangement. |
| CONTENTS : |
Contains survey records from the 12th Survey
District of the State of Tennessee from 1819 to 1825. Records
include descriptions, sketches and names of individuals with land
grants. |
| HISTORY : |
The Twelfth District of Tennessee was organized
following the ratification of the Chickasaw Treaty and the
acquisition of the Jackson Purchase in early January of 1819. The
district constituted what is presently the counties of Henry and
Carroll, and parts of Benton, Weakley and Decatur. |
| SUBJECT : |
West Tennessee -- History -- Sources.
Carroll County -- History -- Sources.
Weakley County -- History -- Sources.
Henry County -- History -- Sources.
Benton County -- History -- Sources.
Decatur County -- History -- Sources.
Land grants -- West Tennessee. |
