Joseph Linn King Letter
This collection contains one 1846 letter from Joseph Linn King to Reverend F. W. Porter, corresponding secretary of the American Sunday School Union. It acknowledges the receipt of five libraries and states to which schools those books went. It also requests that other publications be sent for distribution.
Dates
- 1846 June 4
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Abstract
This collection contains one letter from Joseph Linn King to Reverend F. W. Porter, corresponding secretary of the American Sunday School Union. Written in 1864, King acknowledges the receipt of five libraries and states to which schools those books went. It also requests that other publications be sent for distribution.
Letter from Joseph Linn King to Reverend F. W. Porter, corresponding secretary of the American Sunday School Union, acknowledging receipt of five libraries and stating to which schools those books went
Biographical/Historical Note
Joseph Linn King (b. 1810?) was founder of the King Printing Company, Knoxville mayor in 1846, co-organizer of the Knoxville and Charleston Railroad Co. in 1852, and Confederate soldier. With John H. Crozier and James M. Welcker, he purchased eight acres of land, which they deeded to the trustees of Gray Cemetery (now Old Gray Cemetery) after its incorporation in 1850. The three men were of the seven original members of the board of trustees for the cemetery, and King was secretary.
Arrangement
Collection consists of a single folder.
Acquisition Note
Collection was purchased in June 2002.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository