The Cumberland Association was a legal

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formed in 1780 to establish the efficient government of the early settlers along the Cumberland River in the area of what is now

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. The association was formed upon the signing of the Cumberland Compact.Kasper Mansker, Cumberland Frontiersman
by Walter Durham, ''Tennessee Historical Quarterly'', Volume XXX, Number 2, Summer 1971 The Cumberland Association was officially recognized by the granting authority, the State of

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. Although formed in 1780, the Cumberland Association was dormant until 1783.

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