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Collection Number: 05514-z

Collection Title: Central Tennessee Legal Documents, 1817-1927

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Size About 40 items
Abstract The collection includes land grants and surveys, bills of sale, court orders, contracts, business agreements, debt settlements, correspondence, military reports concerning the strength and condition of militia units, a will, and a marriage contract. Many items originated in Davidson County, Tenn., and Cheatham County, Tenn, though Williamson, Sumner, and Crockett counties are also represented.
Language English
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Restrictions to Access
No restrictions. Open for research.
Restrictions to Use
No usage restrictions.
Copyright Notice
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the Central Tennessee Legal Documents #5514-z, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Acquisitions Information
Purchased from Raynors' Historical Collectible Auctions of Burlington, N.C., in June 2008 (Acc. 101590).
Sensitive Materials Statement
Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, the North Carolina Public Records Act (N.C.G.S. § 132 1 et seq.), and Article 7 of the North Carolina State Personnel Act (Privacy of State Employee Personnel Records, N.C.G.S. § 126-22 et seq.). Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill assumes no responsibility.
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The following terms from Library of Congress Subject Headings suggest topics, persons, geography, etc. interspersed through the entire collection; the terms do not usually represent discrete and easily identifiable portions of the collection--such as folders or items.

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The collection includes land grants and surveys, bills of sale, court orders, contracts, business agreements, debt settlements, correspondence, military reports concerning the strength and condition of militia units, a will, and a marriage contract. Many items originated from Davidson County, Tenn., and Cheatham County, Tenn, though Williamson, Sumner, and Crockett counties are also represented.

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Processing Information

Processed by: Matt Dailey, January 2012

Encoded by: Matt Dailey, February 2012

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