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.
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.