. History of Tennessee, from the earliest time to the present; together with an historical and a biographical sketch of Giles, Lincoln, Franklin and Moore counties;. n westward to the Tennesssee and theother eastward to the Caney Fork. Never were more generous bounties given to more deserving war-Avorn veteran might here secure a competency, or perhaps evenwealth or affluence to himself and children after the storm of battle hadsubsided, in the enjoyment of which he might pass the evening of life,serenely contemplating the great benefits derived and to be derived fromthe sacrifice
. History of Tennessee, from the earliest time to the present; together with an historical and a biographical sketch of Giles, Lincoln, Franklin and Moore counties;. n westward to the Tennesssee and theother eastward to the Caney Fork. Never were more generous bounties given to more deserving war-Avorn veteran might here secure a competency, or perhaps evenwealth or affluence to himself and children after the storm of battle hadsubsided, in the enjoyment of which he might pass the evening of life,serenely contemplating the great benefits derived and to be derived fromthe sacrifices himself and his compatriots had made in the establishmentof the independence of the American nation. A vast emigration fromNorth Carolina was the direct result of her generous action, insomuchthat it was at one time estimated that nine-tenths of the population ofTennessee were from the mother State. And in addition to the bountiesoffered to the officers and soldiers of the Continental line, other bountieswere offered to the guards of the commissioners who were appointed tolay off the reservation for the said officers and soldiers. These bounties ♦ HISTORY OF TENNESSEE. 141 were named Guard Rights, and induced numerous individuals to be-come members of the guard, and numerous grants were located and set-tled upon by such individuals. After running the line as authorized bythe General Assembly of North Carolina, the commissioners sat at theBluff to examine into pre-emption claims and issued certificates to suchas were entitled thereto. The commission then dissolved and IsaacShelby removed to Kentucky, thus ceasing to be a citizen of Kentucky he became the first governor, and died suddenly July 18,1826, in the seventy-sixth year of his age. The commissioners having come and gone affairs again assumed theirusual aspect at the Bluff. The people were employed in their ordinarylabors, doing what could be done to improve their condition. Additionsto their numb
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