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| COUNTY | COUNTY SEAT | YEAR | ORGIN | HOST | NAMED FOR | MAP | MAILING LIST |
| Anderson | Clinton | 1801 | Grainger and Knox Counties | Adoptable | Joseph Anderson (1767-1837) Senator from Tennessee and first Comptroller for the U. S, Treasury |  |
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| Bedford | Shelbyville | 1807 | Rutherford County | Adoptable | Revolutionary War officer Thomas Bedford, a large land owner in the area. |  |
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| Benton | Camden | 1835 | Humphreys County | Adoptable | Creek War veteran David Benton (1779-1860) an early settler in the county. |  |
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| Bledsoe | Pikeville | 1807 | Roane County and Indian Lands | Adoptable | Anthony Bledsoe, Revoluntionary War soldier, surveyor, and early settler in Sumner County. |  |
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| Blount | Maryville | 1795 | Knox County | Sammie Jean Fairchild | William Blount (1749-1800), governor of the Southwest Territory and later U.S. Senator. |  |
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| Bradley | Cleveland | 1836 | Indian Lands | Adoptable | Tennessee state legislator Edward Bradley. |  |
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| Campbell | Jacksboro | 1806 | Anderson and Claiborne Counties | Sammie Jean Fairchild | Virginia House of Burgesses member Arthur Campbell, (1743-1811), who was a negotiator of Indian Treaties. |  |
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| Cannon | Woodbury | 1836 | Smith and Warren Counties | Adoptable | Governor of Tennessee Newton Cannon (1781-1841) |  |
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| Carroll | Huntingdon | 1821 | Indian Lands | Adoptable | Governor of Tennessee William Carroll (1788-1844) |  |
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| Carter | Elizabethtown | 1796 | Washington County |
Sammie Jean Fairchild | Speaker of the State of Franklin senator Landon Carter (1710-1778) |  |
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| Cheatham | Ashland City | 1856 | Davidson, Dickson, Montgomery and Robertson Counties | Adoptable | Tennessee State legislator Edward Cheatham |  |
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| Chester | Henderson | 1879 | Hardeman, Henderson, McNairy and Madison Counties | Adoptable | Tennessee State legislator Robert I Chestor |  |
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| Claiborne | Tazewell | 1801 | Grainger and Hawkins Counties | Sammie Jean Fairchild | Governor of Louisiana and Governor of Mississippi Territory William C C Claiborne (1775-1817) | 
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| Clay | Celina | 1870 | Jackson and Overton Counties | Sammie Jean Fairchild | U S Speaker of the House Henry Clay (1777-182) |  |
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| Cocke | Newport | 1797 | Jefferson County | Sammie Jean Fairchild | William Cocke (1747-1/848) one of Tennessee's U S Senators |  |
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| Coffee | Manchester | 1836 | Bedford, Franklin and Warren Counties | Adoptable | John Coffee (1772-1883) frontiersman, planter and veteran of Creek War and War of 1812. |  |
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| Crockett | Alamo | 1871 | Dyer, Gibson, Haywood and Madison Counties | Adoptable | David (Davy) Crockett (1786-1836), frontier humorist, Congressman, and defender of the Alamo. | 
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| Cumberland | Crossville | 1855 | Bledsoe, Fentress, Morgan, Putnam, Rhea and White Counties | Adoptable | The Cumberland Mountains | 
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| Davidson | Nashville | 1783 | North Carolina | Sammie Jean Fairchild | William Lee Davidson (1746-1781), a Brigadier General who died at the Revelutionary War Battle of Cowan's Ford. |  |
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| Decatur | Decaturville | 1845 | Perry County | Adoptable | U S naval office Stephen Decatur, (1779-1820). |  |
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| De Kalb | Smithville | 1837 | Cannon, Franklin, Jackson and White Counties | Adoptable | Johann de Kalb (1721-1780), a German-born baron who assisted the Continentals during the American Revolutionary War |  |
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| Dickson | Charlotte | 1803 | Montgomery and Robertson County | Sammie Jean Fairchild | U S Representative William Dickson (1770-1816) |  |
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| Dyer | Dyersburg | 1823 | Indian Lands | Adoptable | Tennessee state legislator Robert Henry Dyer. |  |
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| Fayette | Somerville | 1824 | Indian Lands | Adoptable | Gilbert du Motier, marquis de la Fayette (1757-1834) |  |
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| Fentress | Jamestown | 1823 | Morgan, Overton and White Counties | Adoptable | Tennessee state legislator James Fentress. |  |
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| Franklin | Winchester | 1807 | Rutherford County and Indian Lands | Adoptable | Founding Father Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790). |  |
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| Gibson | Trenton | 1823 | Indian Lands | Adoptable | John H Gibson, a soldier of the Natchez Expedition and the Creek War. |  |
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| Giles | Pulaski | 1809 | Indian Lands | Adoptable | U S Senator and Governor of Virginia William B Giles (1762-1830) |  |
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| Grainger | Rutledge | 1796 | Hawkins and Knox Counties | Sammie Jean Fairchild | Mary Grainger Blount wife of William Blount and "first lady" of the Southwest Territory, which later became Tennessee. |  |
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| Greene | Greeneville | 1783 | Washington County | Sammie Jean Fairchild | American Revolutionary War leader Nathanael Greene (1742-1786) |  |
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| Grundy | Altamont | 1844 | Coffee Franklin and Warren Counties | Adoptable | U S Attorney General Feliz Grundy (1777-1840) |  |
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| Hamblen | Morristown | 1870 | Greene Grainger and Jefferson Counties | Sammie Jean Fairchild | Early settler Hezekiah Hamblen |  |
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| Hamilton | Chattanooga | 1819 | Rhea County and Indian Lands | Adoptable | Founding Father Alexander Hamilton (1755/57-1804) |  |
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| Hancock | Sneedville | 1844 | Claiborne and Hawkins Counties |
Sammie Jean Fairchild | President of the Continetal Congress John Hancock (1737-1793) | 
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| Hardeman | Bolivar | 1823 | Hardin County and Indian Lands | Adoptable | Thomas Jones Hardeman, Creek War and War of 1812 soldier, later a member of the Republic of Texas legislator. | 
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| Hardin | Savannah | 1819 | Indian Lands | Adoptable | Joseph Hardin legislator of the Southwest Territory and State of Franklin. | 
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| Hawkins | Rogersville | 1786 | Sullivan County | Sammie Jean Fairchild | U S Senator Benjamin Hawkins (1754-1816). | 
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| Haywood | Brownsville | 1823 | Indian Lands | Adoptable | Judge John Haywood (1762-1826), called "the father of Tennessee history". | 
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| Henderson | Lexington | 1821 | Indian Lands | Adoptable | James Henderson an officer of the war of 1812. | 
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| Henry | Paris | 1821 | Indian Lands | Sammie Jean Fairchild | Revolutionary-era patriot Patrick Henry (1736-1799). | 
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| Hickman | Centerville | 1807 | Dickson County | Adoptable | Edmond Hickman, a longhunter killed by Native Americans near the present-day Centerville. | 
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| Houston | Erin | 1871 | Dickson, Humpherys, Montgomery and Stewart Counties | Adoptable | Sam Houston (1793-1863), Tennessee Governor and Congressman, President of the Republic of Texas, U S Senator of Texas and Govenor of Texas. | 
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| Humpherys | Waverly | 1809 | Stewart County | Adoptable | U S Representative, Parry Wayne Humpherys (1778-1839) | 
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| Jackson | Gainesboro | 1801 | Smith County and Indian Lands | Sammie Jean Fairchild | U S President Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) | 
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| Jefferson | Dandridge | 1792 | Greene and Hawkins Counties | Sammie Jean Fairchild | Founding Father Thomas Jefferson, (1743-1826) | 
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| Johnson | Mountain City | 1836 | Carter County | Sammie Jean Fairchild | Thomas Johnson an early settler Carter County along the Doe River. | 
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| Knox | Knoxville | 1792 | Greene and Hawkins Counties | Sammie Jean Fairchild | Henry Knox (1750-1806), the first US Secretary of War. |  |
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| Lake | Tiptonville | 1870 | Obion County | Adoptable | Reelfoot Lake | 
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| Lauderdale | Ripley | 1835 | Dyer, Haywood and Tipton Counties | Adoptable | James Lauderdale killed in the War of 1812. | 
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| Lawrence | Lawrenceburg | 1817 | Hickman County and Indian Lands | Adoptable | US Naval officer James Lawrence (1781-1813). | 
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| Lewis | Hohenwald | 1843 | Hickman, Lawrence, Maury and Wayne Counties | Adoptable | Explorer Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809) | 
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| Lincoln | Fayetteville | 1809 | Bedford County | Adoptable | US Secretary of Was Benjamin Lincoln (1733-1810). | 
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| Loudon | Loudon | 1870 | Blount, McMinn, Monroe and Roane Counties | Sammie Jean Fairchild | Fort Loudon which was named for the Earl of Loudon, who led British and American forces during the French and Indian War. | 
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| Macon | Lafayette | 1842 | Smith and Sumner Counties | Sammie Jean Fairchild | US Senator Nathaniel Macon, (1758-1837) | 
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| Madison | Jackson | 1821 | Indian Lands | Sammie Jean Fairchild | US President James Madison, (1758-1836) | 
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| Marion | Jasper | 1817 | Indian Lands | Adoptable | Francis Marion, (1732-1835) the "Swamp Fox" of the American Revoluntionary War | 
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| Marshall | Lewisburg | 1836 | Bedford, Giles, Lincoln and Maury Counties | Adoptable | US Chief Justice John Marshall, (1755-1835) | 
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| Maury | Columbia | 1807 | Williamson County and Indian Lands | Adoptable | Tennessee state legislator Abam Poindexter Maury, (1801-1848). | 
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| McMinn | Athens | 1819 | Indian Lands | Adoptable | Governor of Tennessee Joseph McMinn (1758-1824) | 
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| McNairy | Selmer | 1823 | Hardin County | Adoptable | John McNairy, Judge of the US District Court, for the District of Tennessee. |  |
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| Meigs | Decatur | 1836 | Rhea County | Adoptable | Return Jonathan Meigs (1740-1823). An officer in the Continental Army who was for many years a federal Indian and military agent in Tennessee. |  |
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| Monroe | Madisonville | 1819 | Indian Land | Adoptable | U.S. President James Monroe |  |
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| Montgomery | Clarksville | 1796 | Tennessee County, North Carolina | Sammie Jean Fairchild | John Montgomery (1750-1794), leader of the Nickajack Expedition |  |
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| Moore | Lynchburg | 1871 | Bedford, Lincoln and Franklin Counties | Adoptable | Tennessee State legislator William Moore. |  |
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| Morgan | Wartburg | 1817 | Anderson and Roane Counties | Adoptable | American Revoluntionary War officer Daniel Morgan (1736-1802) |  |
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| Obion | Union City | 1823 | Indian Lands | Adoptable | The Obion River |  |
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| Overton | Livingston | 1806 | Jackson County and Indian Lands | Adoptable | John Overton (1766-1833) one of the cofounders of Memphis, Tennessee. |  |
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| Perry | Linden | 1819 | Humphreys and Hickman Counties | Adoptable | US Naval Officer Oliver Hazard Perry (1785-1819) |  |
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| Pickett | Byrdstown | 1879 | Fentress and Overton Counties | Adoptable | Tennessee state legislator Howell L Pickett |  |
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| Polk | Benton | 1839 | McMinn and Bradley Counties | Adoptable | US President James K Polk (1795-1849) |  |
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| Putnam | Cookeville | 1854 | Fentress, Jackson, Overton, Smith and White Counties | Adoptable | American Revoluntiuonary War office Israel Putnam (1718-1790) |  |
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| Rhea | Dayton | 1807 | Roane County | Adoptable | US Representative John Rhea (1753-1832) |  |
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| Roane | Kingston | 1801 | Knox County and Indian Lands | Adoptable | Tennessee Governor Archibald Roane (abt 1759-1819) |  |
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| Robertson | Springfield | 1796 | Tennessee County, North Carolina and Sumner County | Adoptable | James Robertson (1742-1814) Tennessee legislator and founder of Watauga Settlements |  |
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| Rutherford | Murfreesboro | 1803 | Davidson, Williamson and Wilson Counties | Adoptable | Griffin Rutherford, chairman of the legislator of the Southwest Territory. |  |
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| Scott | Huntsville | 1849 | Anderson, Campbell, Frentress, and Morgan Counties | Adoptable | Named for US Army officer Winfield Scott (1786-1866) |  |
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| Sequatche | Dunlap | 1857 | Hamilton, Marion and Warren Counties | Sammie Jean Fairchild | Cherokee word beleived to be, opossum, he grins or runs. |  |
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| Sevier | Sevierville | 1794 | Jefferson County | Adoptable | John Sevier (1745-1815) governor of the State of Franklin, and the First Governor of Tennessee. |  |
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| Shelby | Memphis | 1819 | Chickasaw nation lands aquired through the Jackson Purchas | Sammie Jean Fairchild | Isaac Selby (1750-1825) commander at Kings Mountain, First Governor of Kentucky, negotiated purchase of the Western District from Chickasaw. |  |
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| Smith | Carthage | 1799 | Sumner County and Indian Lands | Adoptable | American Revoluntionary war office and US Senator Daniel Smith (1748-1818). |  |
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| Stewart | Dover | 1803 | Montgomery County | Sammie Jean Fairchild | Duncan Stewart, Tennessee state legislator and lieutenent governor of the Mississippi Territory. |  |
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| Sullivan | Blountville | 1779 | Washington County | Sammie jean Fairchild | Governor of New Hampshire John Sullivan (1740-1795) |  |
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| Sumner | Gallatin | 1786 | Davidson County, North Carolina | Sammie Jean Farichild | Jethro Sumner (1733-1785), an american colonist who defended North Carolina the British in 1780. |  |
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| Tipton | Covington | 1823 | Shelby County, previously Chickasaw Lands | Adoptable | Jacob Tipton, father of Armistead Blevins, who supervised the organization of Shelby County, Tipton was killed by Native Americans in 1791 in a conflict over the Northwest Territory. |  |
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| Trousdale | Hartsville | 1870 | Macon, Smith, Sumner and Wilson Counties | Sammie Jean Fairchild | William Trousdale (1790-1872), Creek and Mexican-American War Soldier and state senator and Governor of Tennessee. |  |
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| Unicoi | Erwin | 1875 | Washington and Carter Counties | Sammie Jean Fairchild | Native American Word for the southern Appalachian Mountains, probably meaning white or fog drapped. | 
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| Union | Mayardville | 1850 | Anderson, Campbell, Clairborne, Grainger, Knox Counties. | Sammie Jean Fairchild | Either for its creation from five parts of counties or to memorialize East Tennessee's support for preservation of the Union. |  |
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| Van Buren | Spence | 1840 | Warren and White Counties | Adoptable | US President Martin Van Buren (1782-1862) |  |
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| Warren | McMinnville | 1807 | Jackson, Smith, White Counties and Indian Lands | Adoptable | American Revoluntionary War office Jospeh Warren (1741-1775) who sent Paul Revere on his famouse midnight ride. |  |
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| Washington | Jonesborough | 1777 | North Carolina | Sammie Jean Fairchild | US President George Washington (1732-1799) |  |
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| Wayne | Waynesboro | 1817 | Hickman County | Adoptable | General "MAD" Anthony Wayne (1745-1796) |  |
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| Weakley | Dresden | 1823 | Indian Lands | Adoptable | US Representative Robert Weakley (1764-1845) |  |
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| White | Sparta | 1806 | Jackson and Smith Counties | Adoptable | John White, Revoluntionary War soldier and the first European-American settler in the county. |  |
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| Williamson | Franklin | 1799 | Davidson County | Adoptable | US Representative Hugh Williamson (1735-1819) |  |
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| Wilson | Lebanon | 1799 | Sumner County | Sammie Jean Fairchild | David Wilson a member of the legislatures of North Carolina and Southwest Territory |  |
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