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General James Robertson (1742-1814).

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  • Record No:30230
  • Accession No:THS 457
  • Subject/Title:General James Robertson (1742-1814).
  • Artist:Bembridge
  • Date Created:ca. 1780
  • Owner/Location:TN State Library and Archives 403 7th Ave. N. Nashville, TN 37243-0312 Web Contact: Preservation - State Library
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  • Materials/Media:Photographic print
  • Notes:Father of Middle Tennessee." Started settlement which grew into Nashville, 1779. Appointed by Washington as Brig. Gen. in command of Mero District, 1791. US agent to Chickasaw & Choctaw Nations, 1804.
  • Photographer:Unknown
  • Categories:Portrait paintings; Men; Military personnel; Military;