Nashville Cholera Epidemic Letter
In a June 17, 1849 letter to his friend D. C. Douglass in Lebanon, Tenn., [Jason] Delaney discusses the scene of a recent cholera epidemic in Nashville, Tenn.
Dates
- 1849 June 17
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet
Abstract
In a June 17, 1849 letter to his friend D. C. Douglass in Lebanon, Tenn., [Jason] Delaney discusses the scene of a recent cholera epidemic in Nashville, Tenn.
Biographical/Historical Note
No biographical information has been found on D. C. Douglass of Lebanon, Tenn.; however, a March 19, 1849 letter (see MS.2415) written by Alfred William Douglass discusses the cholera epidemic in Nashville and is addressed to his cousin D. C. Clint Douglass in Lebanon, Tenn. A Dewitt Clinton Douglass later resided in Gallatin, Sumner County, Tennessee and married Martha Ann Maney.
Arrangement
Collection consists of a single letter.
Acquisition Note
Purchased, December 2005
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository