Nolichucky Jack was elected, for the fourth time, as Governor of Tennessee.
Not long after his inauguration, Sevier met Jackson in Knoxville, where Jackson was holding court.

The charges against Sevier were then being made the subject of legislative investigation instituted by Tipton, and Jackson had published a letter in the Knoxville "Gazette" supporting them.

At the sight of Jackson, Sevier flew into a rage, and a fiery altercation ensued.

The two men were only restrained from leaping on each other by the intervention of friends.

The next day Jackson sent Sevier a challenge which Sevier accepted, but with the stipulation that the duel take place outside the State.