Ephraim Hubbard Foster Letter
This collection consists of a letter from Ephraim Foster in Murfreesboro to his daughter Jane Ellen Foster Cheatham dated September 24, 1844. The letter details an arduous stagecoach journey from McMinnville and Nashville, Ephraim's son John falling ill with a fever while in the wilderness, and the death of Ellen's grandfather.
Dates
- 1844 September 24
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet
Abstract
This collection consists of a letter from Ephraim Foster in Murfreesboro to his daughter Jane Ellen Foster Cheatham dated September 24, 1844. The letter details an arduous stagecoach journey from McMinnville and Nashville, Ephraim's son John falling ill with a fever while in the wilderness, and the death of Ellen's grandfather.
Biographical/Historical Note
Ephraim Hubbard Foster was born on September 17, 1794 near Bardstown, Kentucky and moved to Nashville, Tennessee with his family as an infant. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1820. He worked as Andrew Jackson's privzte secretary for a time. He was a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1829 to 1831 and from 1835 to 1837 and served as Speaker during both terms. He served in the U. S. Senate from 1838 to 1839 and again from 1843 to 1845 as a member of the Whig party. He died on September 6, 1854, in Nashville.
Jane Ellen Foster was born to Ephraim Hubbard and Jane Mebane (Lytle) Foster in December of 1821. She was married to Edward Saunders Cheatham (1818-1878), a state legislator, on October 19, 1841 in Henry County, Tennessee. She died on June 20, 1851.
Arrangement
Collection consists of a single folder.
Acquisition Note
Collection was purchased by Special Collections on April 6, 2007.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository