John Crozier/L. B. True/Levi Truehitt Correspondence
This collection consists of one sheet of paper containing two separate letters regarding the pension claim of a Mrs. Jamison. The first note is from John H. Crozier of Washington City, D.C.
to Levi Truehitt about locating Mrs. Jamison's husband in the muster rolls to acquire a pension for her. The second note is from pension agent L. B. True of Washington City, D.C.
about being unable to locate Mr. Jamison on the rolls. The notes date from January 1848.
Dates
- 1848 January 7-8
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet
Abstract
This collection consists of one sheet of paper containing two separate letters regarding the pension claim of a Mrs. Jamison. The first note is from John H. Crozier of Washington City, D.C.
to Levi Truehitt about locating Mrs. Jamison's husband in the muster rolls to acquire a pension for her. The second note is from pension agent L. B. True of Washington City, D.C.
about being unable to locate Mr. Jamison on the rolls. The notes date from January 1848.
Biographical/Historical Note
Colonel John Hervey Crozier was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, on February 10, 1812. He graduated from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in 1829. He practiced law the lawfirm of Cornick & Crozier in Knoxville. From 1837 to 1839, he belonged to the State House of Representatives. In 1845, Crozier became a member of Congress for two terms, serving as chairman as Committee on Expenditures in the Department of War. He was also president of the Knoxville and Kentucky Railroad and on the board of trustees for (Old) Gray Cemetery in 1950. He returned to practicing law in Knoxville until his retirement in 1866 at which point he pursued literary and historical research. He died on October 25, 1889, in Knoxville where he is also buried.
No information could be located on L. B. True or Levi Truehitt.
Arrangement
Collection consists of a single folder.
Acquisition Note
Collection was purchased in August 1994.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository