R. L. C. WHITE. INDEX. Allison, David-- admitted to the bar, 4; subsequent career, 6. Anti-slavery agitation--begun early in Tennessee, 77. Avery, Waightstill-- duel with Andrew Jackson, 110; life and character, 110; his favorite authority, 113. “Bacon’s Abridgment”-- figures in a duel, 113; singular substitute for, 115. Bancroft, George--letter from, 17. Barker, Thomas-- case of, 63; intervention of his wife, 66; place of burial, 68. Battle of New Orleans--unique account of, 107. Bean, Russell-- character of, 119; cruelty to an infant, 119; arrested by Jackson, 120; reconciliation with his wife effected by Jackson, 121. Bell’s tavern--Jackson’s adventure at, 125. Boyd, Ben-- rencontre with Andrew Jackson, 122; his involuntary bath, 124. British, hatred of the--its survival in East Tennessee, 108. Brown, Andrew Jackson--President Jackson’s gift to, 132 (note). Centennial Dream-- text of, 137; interpretation, 143. Church--first west of the Alleghanies, 25. Contested election--the first case west of the Alleghanies, 40. Conventions, early, 27, 28, 32. Corporations, private--regulation of, 80. _Courier and Enquirer_, New York-- quoted, 133; burned at Jonesboro, 134 (note). Court, the first held in Tennessee-- oath taken by the members, 22; first session, 40; powers and jurisdiction, 57. Culton, Joseph--curious record concerning, 54. Cumberland Turnpike Company--incorporation of, 81. Currency, commissioners of, 46, 47. Debts, interest-bearing--early policy of the state opposed to, 72. Doak, Samuel-- arrival in Tennessee, 24; founds Salem church and Washington college, 25. Dream, Centennial-- text of, 137; interpretation, 143. Electors, presidential, in 1796--method of their selection, 97. Emancipation of slaves-- early cases of, in Tennessee, 77; authority conferred on county courts, 78. Embree, Elihu--first abolition editor, 78 (note), 148. Fees of public officers and attorneys--regulated by law, 73. Fire at Jonesboro-- Andrew Jackson’s share in extinguishing, 121; Ben Boyd’s rencontre with Jackson, 122. Franklin, state of-- inception, 27; organized, 29; boundaries, 29; extent, 30; early laws, 31; collapse, 35. Free and independent government, the first-- its establishment, 20; its dissolution, 22. Fuller, Melville W.--on selection of presidential electors, 97. Greasy cove--famous horse-race in, 102. Hamilton, Joseph-- admitted to the bar, 5; subsequent career, 6. Interpretation of the Centennial Dream, 143.