James M. Welcker Letters
This collection houses five letters addressed to James M. Welcker. Most discuss financial and political matters (including Polk's nomination as a presidential candidate), but some also touch on family affairs.
Dates
- 1844 May 29-1855 November 12
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (1 oversize folder)
Abstract
This collection houses five letters addressed to James M. Welcker. Most discuss financial and political matters (including Polk's nomination as a presidential candidate), but some also touch on family affairs.
Biographical/Historical Note
James Monroe Welcker was born to John Henry and Elizabeth (Inman) Welcker in Tennessee on May 29, 1817. He was one of at least ten children, including Frederick Augustus, William Lewis, Charles Freeling, George Lewis, Henry Inman, Catherine Freeling, Benjamin Franklin, Albert Gallatin, Mary Jane McDowell, and Dewitt Clinton. Welcker married Margaret Park in 1843, and the couple had one known child, Sophia Elizabeth. Professionally, Welcker worked as a lawyer. He was admitted to the Bar in 1848 and practiced with his brother Albert in Knoxville and Kingston and later with David M. Key in Chattanooga before being named Chancellor for the Third District of Tennessee. He remained in that post until his death in 1858.
Arrangement
This collection consists of a single folder.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository