1813 March 25 Francis A. Ramsey, Swan-Pond, Tenn., to his son, J.G.M. Ramsey's student at Mount Ebenezer Academy, Knox County, Tenn. Greetings on his son's sixteenth birthday and advice for building a good character now that he has reached this "very critical period."

1815 July 24 Francis A. Ramsey, Swan-pond, Tenn., to his sons, J.G.M. and William Baine Alexander Ramsey, Washington College, Tenn. News of the family's health and of harvesting wheat. Instruction for the improvement of the boy's handwriting and his expectations of their spiritual development.

1815 September 18 Francis A. Ramsey, Swan-Pond, Tenn., to his sons, J.G.M. and William Baine Alexander Ramsey, Washington College, Tenn. (Enclosed with Sept. 27, 1815 letter) Discussion of a trip to the Yellow Spring made by their mother for reasons of health. Anxiety at not hearing from his sons and instructions for borrowing money to pay for their trip home at the end of the school term.

1815 September 27 Francis A. Ramsey, Swan-pond, Tenn., to his son, J.G.M. Ramsey, Washington College, Tenn. Instructions for making the trip home to Knoxville and for picking up wool left at Squire Galbraith's on the way.

1819 September 16 J.G.M. Ramsey, Knox County, Tenn. "Elegy composed by a youth in Memory of his Mother. " Taken from the Virginia Religious Magazine of 1805.

1819 November 11 J.G.M. Ramsey, Philadelphia, Penn., to "Gentlemen of Philadelphia". Apparently, a speech or letter to a newspaper in which he discusses the problem of foreigners who have come to America to improve their condition and can find no work because of the present business depression. Urges his countrymen to help them. Settlement of the western states by immigrants offered as a solution to this dilemma.

undated J. Ramsey to unnamed recipient, written on the back of a November 15, 1819 circular.

1820 June 15 Andrew Russell, Abingdon, Va., to his new brother-in-law, Francis A. Ramsey, Knox County, Tenn.

1821 January 21 Robert Henderson, Murfreesboro, Tenn., to Naomi Eliza Ramsey, William Baine Ramsey, and J.G.M. Ramsey, Knoxville, E.T. Conveyance of sympathy on the death of their father, Francis A. Ramsey, the writer's closest friend. Promises to preach a sermon on Col. Ramsey in East Tennessee if possible. Special condolences to Eliza.

1822 May 6 C.G. Olmsted, Franklin, Tenn., to J.G.M. Ramsey, Knoxville, Tenn. Concerns partial payment of a $600 note held by Dr. Ramsey on Allen Bugg. Discussion of "Old Stephens " who is regarded as a "grand villain" for his many bad debts. Summer J.G.M. Ramsey, Mecklenburg, Tenn., to (Copy) Explains that he plans to publish a pamphlet on the Mecklenburg Declaration. Requests that he visit the surviving members of the Mecklenburg Convention in his community and obtain information needed for the pamphlet and its appendix.

1823 February 23 J.G.M. Ramsey, Mecklenburg, Tenn., to apparently the same man as above. (Copy. On same sheet as above) Reports that a pamphlet on the Mecklenburg Declaration has already been published by someone else, but that he still desires information for an appendix to this pamphlet. Mentions that he has named his new home Mecklenburg.

1823 May 28 J.G.M. Ramsey, Mecklenburg, Tenn., to Gen. Andrew Jackson, the Hermitage, near Nashville, Tenn. (Copy) Explains his interest in publishing a pamphlet on the Mecklenburg Convention and Declaration of 1775. Reports that while visiting relatives in North Carolina, he learned of Gen. Jackson's participation in the Convention. Requests information concerning the officers of the Convention

1823 June 20 Rev. J.R. Bain, Gallatin, Tenn., to Dr. J.G.M. Ramsey, Knoxville, Tenn. In reply to Dr. Ramsey's letter of May 29, 1823, relays information concerning Mecklenburg Convention gathered from Zachias Willson. Urges Dr. Ramsey not to be discouraged by unchristian behavior in others but to set a Christian example himself. Refers to the 1824 presidential election

1824 July 20 V.B.M., Baltimore, Md., to J.G.M. Ramsey, near Knoxville, Tenn. Expresses the writer's interest in history of the Mecklenburg Convention and gives advice on how best to record history. Also features a discussion of books. Encloses a sermon by the Rev. Mr. Duncan (missing) and discusses Rev. Duncan's admirable but controversial methods.

1826 January 2 J.G.M. Ramsey, Mecklenburg, near Knoxville, Tenn., to F.S. Heiskell, Knoxville, Tenn. Directions to the printer for incorporating the Mecklenburg Declaration, names of the signers, and texts of other related documents into a pamphlet. (missing)

1828 November 11 J.G.M. Ramsey, North Carolina, en route to Charleston, South Carolina, to his wife, Mrs. M.B.C. Ramsey, Mecklenburg, Tenn. Discusses friends whom he has seen on his trip, his activities in general, and his plans for traveling farther south. Mentions the coming presidential election.

1828 November 26 J.G.M. Ramsey, Charleston, S.C., to his wife, Margaret B.C. Ramsey, Mecklenburg, near Knoxville, Tenn. Description of his boarding house, his landlady, and the diversions open to him. Benefit derived from his medical studies in Charleston felt to justify his trying separation from home and family. Discusses plans for returning home.

1828 November 30 J.G.M. Ramsey, Charleston, S.C., to his wife, Mrs. Margaret B.C. Ramsey, Mecklenburg, near Knoxville, E. Tenn. Assures her of his love and longing for her (apparently, to ease doubts expressed in her last letter). Discusses services attended at Presbyterian and Baptist churches. Relates his chance meeting with Dr. Rutledge, a friend from Tennessee, and a tour of an insane asylum where he sees another acquaintance who is a patient.

1828 December 15 J.G.M. Ramsey, Charleston, S.C., to his wife, Margaret B.C. Ramsey, Mecklenburg, near Knoxville, Tenn. Again expresses his homesickness and describes his lodgings. Relates that his professor at the Medical College is a distant relative who has made his stay in Charleston more pleasant. Mentions Mr. Rutledge and his family. Mentions the current fashions for ladies in Charleston and requests instructions about what he is to buy for her. Affectionate mention of their children, including the deceased daughter, Margaret Jane.

1828 December 29 J.M. Knitt, Alexandriana, N.C., to J.G.M. Ramsey, Charleston, S.C. Tariff on imported goods cited as a suitable source of revenue and criticism of South Carolinians for opposing it.

1829 January 21 J.G.M. Ramsey, Charleston, S.C., to his wife, Margaret B.C. Ramsey, Mecklenburg, near Knoxville, Tenn. Expression of happiness on the birth of their son, Francis Alexander Frost Horlbeck, and wishes for his future development. Detailed description of his visit to a Roman Catholic church and his disapproval of the Catholic beliefs. Discusses his ambition to sit in the state legislature and the proposed railroad to Knoxville. Probable date of his arrival home and description of gifts for the family.

1829 February J.G.M. Ramsey, Charleston, S.C., to his wife, Mrs. M.B.C. Ramsey, Mecklenburg, Tenn. News of his activities with friends in Charleston and his plans to keep his horse. His refusal of an invitation to the great States' Rights ball because of is opposition to disunion. Feels that he cannot leave Charleston before commencement. Instructions for work to be done on the farm. Assurance that their lives will continue to be blessed by a kind providence.

1829 March 17 H.R. Frost, Dean of the Medical College, Charleston, S.C., to J.G.M. Ramsey, Charleston, S.C. Invitation to a dinner to be given by the faculty of the Medical College. Enclosed are calling costs of Col. Hayne and Mitchell King.