Laying out   the city of Knoxville

The Gazette in its issue of December 17, 1791, has this notice or advertisement:

Knoxville October 3, 1791

Articles of agreement made and concluded on this third day of October, 1791, by and between James White, proprietor of the land laid off for the town of Knoxville of the one part, and John Adair, Paul Cunningham, and George McNutt, commissioners appointed in behalf of the purchasers of the lots in the town of Knoxville of the other part, all of Hawkins county and Territory of the United States of America, South of the River Ohio.

Witnesseth that the said James White do bargain and sell to the subscribers for lots in the said town, 64 lots each containing one half acre square, reserving 8 lots which are not to be loted for. The said town to be loted for and drawn in a fair lottery by the said commissioners in behalf of the subscribers, on the third of October aforesaid; and further the said James White doth hereby bind himself, his heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns. to make or cause to be made a good and sufficient title for each lot to the person drawing the same as soon as payment is made agreeable to the terms of sale of said lots. And we the commissioners aforesaid, do covenant and agree in behalf of the said purchasers, to superintend the drawing of the tickets for the said lots and that we will do equal justice between the parties without fear or affection to any whether present or absent. And the said James White doth agree that all the lands lying between the said town and the river, one pole in breadth along the river bank excepted, and all the land between the town and the creek as far as the southeast corner of Broad street, with a street thirty-three feet wide around the remainder of the town shall be commons for the said town. And further that the lots for which payment hath not been made agreeable to the articles of sale of the said lots, shall be for the use of the said James White, he when selling them, binding the purchasers to abide by the rules and regulations which shall be made by the aforesaid commissioners.

And the said commissioners shall have power to act and to regulate all matters respecting the said town until an act of assembly shall be made for the rules and regulations thereof. And further it is agreed that any person refusing to comply with the rules for building and other necessary expense, shall pay to the said commissioners a sum not exceeding five dollars for such refusal made. The fines shall be collected and applied to the use and benefit of said town In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands this third day of October 1791.

Teste

Charles McClung James White

James Cozby John Adair

Paul Cunningham

George McNutt

Knoxville Lots 

1. James White	17. Ignatious & J Chisom	33.Rev Carrick	49.Rev Carrick
2 James W Lackey	18 John Carter	34 John Stone	50 Lewis Newhouse
3 William Blount	19 James Cozby	35 Judge Campbell	51 Peter McNamee
4 James Armstrong	20 Thomas King	36 Reserved	52 Nicholas Perkins
5 William Davidson	21 Rev Carrick	37 Reserved	53 Daniel Hamblin
6 Andrew and J Belfour	22 Jacob Carper	38 Samuel Hannah	54 John Hackett
7 John Hays	23 John Love	39 Jacob Carper	55 Jacob Carper
8 Thomas Amis	24 John Owen	40 George Roulstone	56 Robert Legitt
9 Jacob Brown	25 James Greenway	41 Andrew Green	57 Adam Peck
10 James Knox	26 Jacob Carper	42 John Adair	58 David Allison
11 James Richardson	27 George Roulsone	43 William Lowry	59 James & W Lea
12 William Boyd	28 Reserved	44 Nathaniel Cowan	60 John Troy
13 Thomas Amis	29 Reserved	45 Samuel McGaughey	61 William Smalll
14 James Hodges	30 Andrew J Belfour	46 William Henry	62 Hugh Fulton
15 Judge Anderson	31 John Rhea	47 William Cox	63 James Miller
16 John Gehon	32 Matthew A Atkinson	48 John Chisom	64 Thomas Smith

We the commissioners do certify that the above names are set opposite to the numbers agreeable to the lottery as they were drawn.

John Adair

Paul Cunningham

George Mcnutt