Sevier, James-- clerk of Washington county court, 33; unique record of, 34. Sevier, John-- contest with Jackson for Major General, 6; subsequent career, 7; his “rescue” at Morganton, 8; contest for clerk, 40; commissioner of currency, 46, 47, 48. Slaves, emancipation of-- early cases in Tennessee, 77; authority conferred on county courts, 78. Specie contracts--regulation of, 74. Taylor, Christopher--friend of Andrew Jackson, 11. Tennessee county-- created, 86; divided, 96. Treason--early trials for, 42, 43, 63. Washington college--founding of, 25. Watson, Sir Thomas--visit to Washington county, 108. Wilson, Thomas J.--quoted, 78 (note). * * * * * Transcriber’s note Minor punctuation and formatting errors have been changed without notice; otherwise spelling and punctuation has been retained as published. The following Printer errors have been changed. =CHANGED= =FROM= =TO= Table of Contents “136” “137” Page 13: “holsters and saddlebags” “holsters and saddle-bags” Page 16: “came from the “came from the battlefield” battle-field” Page 35: “which covered the same “which covered the same terriritory” territory” Page 42: “I am satisified” “I am satisfied” Page 42: “they simply put in prison” “they simply put him in prison” Page 65: “John McNab” “John McNabb” Page 67: “John McNab” “John McNabb” Page 80: “True philanthrophy “True philanthropy liberates” liberates” Page 102: “his was the ecstacy” “his was the ecstasy” Page 107: “and old man of sixty” “an old man of sixty” Page 108: “words adquate to express” “words adequate to express” Page 146: “foregoing names, lattitude” “foregoing names, latitude” All other inconsistencies are as in the original.