Petitions to the General Assembly of Tennessee

1801 Petition to divide the county so as to leave Clarksville as the County Town

1801 Petition to allow Musters and Elections at Palmyra (includes link to original petition)

1803 Petition to divide Montgomery and Robertson counties (into Dickson County)

1803 Petition to divide Montgomery County (into Stewart County) (includes link to original petition)

1803 Petition opposing navigation of West Fork of Red River (link to original petition)

1806 Petition to allow elections at Palmyra (link to original petition)

1809 Petition to allow more time to file land claims (link to original petition)

1813 Petition by Samuel Smith to bridge Red River (link to original petition)

1831 Petition to remove two sand bars in Cumberland River (link to original petition)

1831 Petition for a Clarksville-Russellville railroad charter (link to original petition)

1831 Petition seeking lower warehouse duties (link to original petition)

1831 Petition supporting Abner Gupton as Justice of the Peace (link to original petition)

1831 Petition supporting Samuel Powers as Justice of the Peace (link to original petition)

1833 Petition to divide the county, with its seat at New York (link to original petition)

1833 Petition seeking better compensation for magistrates (link to original petition)

1833 Petition to reinstate the tippling laws (link to original petition)

1833 Petition by Samuel Smith to free slave Jack (link to original petition)

1837 Petition by Blooming Grove ladies against tippling houses (link to original petition)

1839 Petition seeking a third militia regiment (link to original petition)

1839 Petition opposing navigation on Red River (link to original petition)

1839 Petition supporting navigation on Red River (link to original petition)

1847 Petition (signatures only) (link to original petition)

1847 Petition (signatures only) (link to original petition)


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