Tennessee State Convention of 1870 Showing James C. Parker, delegate from Scott County, 1870

File — Box: 2

Identifier: V

Staff Only

From the Collection:

This collection houses materials documenting the murder of University of Tennessee graduate Sam Y. Parker by Judge James E. Fulton of Helenwood, Tennessee in 1906. Newspaper clippings and correspondence between the trial lawyers document the entire saga in detail. Other material includes research into the history of the Newman and Parker families, a Civil War diary, photographs, a family Bible, mementos, and personal items.

Dates

1870

Container Summary

(Framed)

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