Petition 19-1-1806 to the Tennessee General Assembly Undated Citizens of Grainger and Claiborne Counties wished to change the road to Kentucky. This is apparently a second version of another petition bearing the same title, but this one has different signatures … Continue reading →
Petition 21-2-1801 to the Tennessee General Assembly Undated Citizens of Grainger County express their “disaprobation of Continnuing [sic Joseph Pwell, Esq., in the Commission of Peace …” In addition to his being “a man of But few letters, an Exceeding … Continue reading →
Petition 9-2-1806 to the Tennessee General Assembly Undated Inhabitants of Grainger County wish to modify an act passed to compel the Registers and Rangers of various counties to hold court at their Court Houses. “The said office is one of … Continue reading →
Petition 21-1-1799 to the Tennessee General Assembly Dated 26 Sep 1799 Some citizens of Grainger County object to attaching the part of Grainger County lying south of Clinch Mountain to part of Jefferson County. They state the citizens petitioning to … Continue reading →
Petition 18-1-1799 to the Tennessee General Assembly Undated Inhabitants of part of Knox and Grainger Counties asked to “erect a new and distinct county [torn page] south side of Clinch where the old Cumberland road passes [torn] the up said … Continue reading →
A policy of always being “up and doing” enabled her to attain her present age, says Mrs. Sarah Ann Darting (Granny Dutton), near Rutledge, who was registered for a sugar ration book as being 113 years old. Records to indicate … Continue reading →
Grainger Court House Burns, Old Records Believed Safe Valuable Papers Are in Vaults; Officials Confer Today on Steps for Rebuilding; Loss $200,000 Rutledge, Jan. 17 — Only the 42-year-old brick walls of the Grainger County court house were standing today. … Continue reading →
In 1996, the Tennessee State Library and Archives began collecting information about World War II veterans. The information is kept for research and learning purposes at the state archives. Many World War II veterans’ records were lost when a federal … Continue reading →
Petition 22-2-1801 to the Tennessee General Assembly Undated From: Isaiah Medkiff of Grainger County Re: Impeachment of Ambrose Yancey, Clerk of Grainger County Medkiff charges that Yancey is guilty of altering the records, issuing false transcripts in cases where it … Continue reading →
Petition 14-2-1801 Dated 29 October 1801 To the Tennessee General Assembly from Henry Howell, James Fears, William Millikin, and Michael Massingill In 1797, they were appointed to purchase land and lay off a place for the erection of a court … Continue reading →
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