əpˌɑːn ðə kɹiːˈeɪʃən ʌvðə saʊθwˈɛst tˈɛɹɪtˌoːɹi wˌɪtʃ ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd wʌt ɪz nˈaʊ tˌɛnəsˈiː ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti, ðə tˈɛɹɪtˌoːɹiz fˈɜːst ɡˈʌvɚnɚ, wˈɪljəm blˈaʊnt, sˈɔː ðə nˈiːd fɚɹə nˈuːzpeɪpɚ θɹuː wˌɪtʃ ðə tˌɛɹɪtˈoːɹɪəl ɡˈʌvɚnmənt kʊd ɐnˈaʊns ɪts lˈɛdʒɪslətˌɪv dᵻsˈɪʒənz, ænd ɪnvˈaɪɾᵻd ɹˈaʊlstoʊn tə ðə kˈæpɪɾəlz nˈuː tˈɛɹɪtˌoːɹi, nˈɑːksvɪl.
Upon the creation of the Southwest Territory (which included what is now Tennessee) in 1790, the territory's first governor, William Blount, saw the need for a newspaper through which the territorial government could announce its legislative decisions, and invited Roulstone to the capital's new territory, Knoxville.