dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪs pˈiəɹɪəd hiː ɹˈoʊt "ˈoʊvɚtənz ɹᵻpˈoːɹts," wˌɪtʃ ɪŋklˈuːd ðə tˈaɪm fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn tə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvəntˌiːn, ænd ɑːɹ ʌv ɡɹˈeɪt vˈæljuː æz ɐ ɹᵻpˈɑːzɪtˌoːɹi ʌvðə lˈænd lˈɔːz ʌv tˌɛnəsˈiː.
During this period he wrote "Overton's Reports," which include the time from 1791 to 1817, and are of great value as a repository of the land laws of Tennessee.