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John Sevier signs a court order as clerk of court in North Carolina to transport a George Howard to face charges of trespass brought by John Hamilton.
John Sevier gained fame for his role in the Revolutionary War Battle of Kings Mountain in 1780 and as a frontiersman.
Creation Date
11-24-1779
City
Washington County
State/Province
North Carolina
Creator Life Dates
1745-1815
Keywords
John Sevier, George Howard, John Hamilton, Spruce Macay, North Carolina, court order, warrant, 1779
Resource Identifier
070428-12
Date Digital
10-6-2013
Document Type
Manuscript
Disciplines
Legal | Political History | Social History | United States History
Publisher
Wofford College
Format (medium)
manuscript
Format (IMT)
Language
en-US
Digitization Specifications
600ppi or 800ppi 24-bit depth color; Scanned with an Epson 15000 Photo scanner with Epson Scan software; Archival master is a TIFF; Original converted to JPEG with Irfan View, Fast Stone, or GIMP software. JPEGs compiled in PDF using Adobe Acrobat XI Pro.
Source
Original replevined to the custody of Washington County, Tennessee. This digital representation is published with permission from the owner, Washington County, Tennessee.
Recommended Citation
Sevier, John, "Court order signed by John Sevier" (1779). Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection. 7.
https://digitalcommons.wofford.edu/littlejohnmss/7
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