Sam Tate Letter
This collection contains one letter written by Samuel Tate to an associate by the last name Gill about the Memphis and Charleston Railroad.
Dates
- 1860
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Abstract
This collection contains one letter written by Samuel Tate to an associate by the last name Gill about the Memphis and Charleston Railroad.
Biographical/Historical Note
Samuel Tate was born November 27, 1817 in Middle Tennessee. He became a merchant in Somerville, Tennessee in 1840 before the Memphis and Charleston Railroad was chartered in 1846. Tate was the company’s secretary-treasurer before becoming president. He’s listed as one of the early iron makers of Birmingham, having organized the Birmingham Coal and Iron Company in 1880. Tate had two sons, Samuel Jr. and Thomas, with his wife, Mary Augusta Tate (1826-1864). Samuel Tate died on July 26, 1892 in his son Samuel’s home.
Arrangement
This collection consists of one folder.
Acquisition Note
This collection was purchased for Special Collections in 1980.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository