John M. Brabson Letters
This collection contains 20 letters written between 1930 and 1909 from John Miller Brabson Jr. to Colonel Samuel L. King.
Most of the letters concern the hunting or fishing that Brabson is or would like to be doing with his friends. One letter from January 1908 discusses his recent asthma attack that keeps him from joining King and others in a hunt. Another discusses the way automobiles have made hunting harder and harder each year.
Dates
- 1903 March 20-1909 December 14
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Abstract
This collection contains 20 letters written between 1930 and 1909 from John Miller Brabson Jr. to Colonel Samuel L. King.
Biographical/Historical Note
John Miller Brabson Jr. (1848-1912) was born to John M. Brabson Sr. and Mary Noel in Washington County, Tennessee. He was an attorney in Greeneville but abandoned his practice to sell lightning rods with his brother. He was one of the founders of the First National Bank in Greeneville. Brabson married Mariah Julia "Mollie" Harmon (1856-1914) in 1875. Together they had 11 children, including historian and military officer Fay Warrington Brabson.
Colonel Samuel Lee King (1863-1928) was born in Bristol, Tennessee, to John G. King and Harriet S. W. Netherland. He married Annie Phipps in 1894 and had four children.
Arrangement
Collection consists of a single folder.
Acquisition Note
The Special Collections Library purchased this collection in July of 2000.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository