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''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Tennessee|Tennessee ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[ | ''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Tennessee|Tennessee ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Tennessee Public Records|Public Records]]'' | ||
Records of mayors, commissioners, overseers of the poor, and schools are examples of government sources that may give information about ancestors not contained in other records. Some collections that contain a variety of records, such as land, history, tax, court, or other records, may be classified as “public records.” These records can be found on the state, county, and sometimes town or township level. [[Tennessee]] has many state and county public records. Three examples are: | |||
*Tennessee State Library and Archives, ''Tennessee Legislative Petitions [Index] 1799-1829'' at http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/misc/petition.htm#index (accessed 30 May 2010). Indexed by subject and names in the text of the petition, NOT by the name of signers of the petition. | *Tennessee State Library and Archives, ''Tennessee Legislative Petitions [Index] 1799-1829'' at http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/misc/petition.htm#index (accessed 30 May 2010). Indexed by subject and names in the text of the petition, NOT by the name of signers of the petition. |
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