Hunter's Hill (Tennessee) Explained

Hunter's Hill was the second of three plantations owned by Andrew Jackson in Tennessee, United States. Jackson owned Hunter's Hill from 1796 to 1804.

History

The land, originally granted to Jackson's wife's ex-husband Lewis Robards, was purchased by Jackson for $700 in 1796 from John Shannon of Kentucky.[1] According to biographer Robert V. Remini, "This was the property Robards had purchased to begin his married life with Rachel but which he was unable to occupy because of the Indian menace."[2] Jackson had a whiskey still on this property.[3] He also had a small general store at Hunter's Hill where "from a narrow window" he sold trade goods and supplies to local Indigenous people and settlers. Jackson sold Hunter's Hill to Edward Ward in 1804 to pay outstanding debts. Later the same year he purchased the first 420 acres of The Hermitage.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Various . Jackson . Andrew . Andrew Jackson . The Papers of Andrew Jackson, Volume I, 1770–1803 . Smith . Sam B. . Owsley . Harriet Chappell . Harriet Chappell Owsley . Moser . Harold D. . 1980 . University of Tennessee Press . 978-0-87049-219-8 . 79015078 . 5029597 . Knoxville, Tennessee . .  
  2. Book: Remini, Robert V. . Robert V. Remini . Andrew Jackson and the Course of American Empire, 1767–1821 . Harper & Row . 1977 . 978-0-8018-5912-0 . New York . 77003766 . 1145801830 . Internet Archive.  
  3. Web site: Overton . John . Entry for Andrew Jackson's distilling operations (line 21) . Federal Distillery Tax Book for Tennessee, 1796–1801 . Jacob McGavock Dickinson Papers . Tennessee State Library and Archives . 42918_120 . 2024-08-26 . Tennessee Virtual Archive . en.