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John Overton

(Overton, John, 1766-1833)

John Overton (April 9, 1766 – April 12, 1833) was an American planter and slave trader, a judge at the Tennessee Supreme Court, a banker, political leader, and an advisor of Andrew Jackson. He was described in 1889 as having been the "wealthiest man in the State." (From Wikipedia)

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Overton, John, 1766-1833: A Vindication of the Measures of the President and His Commanding Generals, in the Commencement and Termination of the Seminole War (Washington: Printed by Gales and Seaton, 1819)
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Additional books by John Overton in the extended shelves:

Overton, John, 1766-1833: Tennessee reports : reports of cases argued and determined in the highest courts of law and equity of the state of Tennessee. (Soule, Thomas, and Winsor, 1870), also by Return Jonathan Meigs, George S. Yerger, John H. Martin, Jacob Peck, John Haywood, William Wilcox Cooke, William Frierson Cooper, Tennessee. Supreme Court, Tennessee. Supreme Court of Errors and Appeals, and Tennessee. Superior Court (page images at HathiTrust)
Overton, John, 1766-1833: A vindication of the measures of the President and his commanding generals, in the commencement and termination of the Seminole war. (Printed by Gales & Seaton., 1819) (page images at HathiTrust)

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