Subpoena to William G. Gammon, Treasurer of the Tennessee and Virginia Railroad, 1853 June 1
The East Tennessee and Virginia Railroad Records, 1852-1871, document the company which developed the railroad connection between Knoxville and Virginia. Letters, legal papers, and receipts are included.
Series I contains nineteen items dealing with a lawsuit brought about by the railroad in 1853 against Jesse H. Crouch of Washington County, Tennessee. Railroad officials claimed Crouch continued to owe money on capitol stock purchased in 1849 through Brookins Campbell. The deposition of Samuel B. Cunningham notes that the original records of the stock purchase were destroyed in a fire at the home of Campbell, who, by the time of the trial, had passed away. An appeal bond from 1855 shows that Crouch has been ordered to pay the railroad $850.
Series II, consisting of the remaining ten items, contains a variety of letters and receipts related to the operation of the railroad, from its infancy through its merger with the East Tennessee and Georgia Railroad.
Dates
- 1853 June 1
Conditions Governing Access
Collections are stored offsite and must be requested 5 days in advance. See https://lib.utk.edu/department/special for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.2 Linear Feet (2 folders)
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository