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Sarah E. M. McClung Letter and Receipts

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3645

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This collection includes a letter to Sarah E. M. McClung in Huntsville, Alabama, from her friend F. Taylor, a widow staying in Yorkville, dated October 1827. It also includes three receipts, one signed by Daniel Mitchell on November 9, 1819 for $9 paid by J. W. McClung for keeping house; one signed by Rufin Morgan on November 26, 1821 for $116.57 from the lawsuit of James Gillespie; and one signed by Sarah A. H. White on December 9, 1847 for $50 from Ruffin Coleman for some business with her husband, Chilion White.

Dates

  • 1819 November 9-1847 December 9

Language

The material in this collection is in English.

Conditions Governing Access

Collections are stored offsite and must be requested in advance. See www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.

Conditions Governing Use

The UT Libraries claims only physical ownership of most material in the collections. Persons wishing to broadcast or publish this material must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants on www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.

Extent

0.1 Linear Feet

Abstract

This collection includes a letter to Sarah E. M. McClung in Huntsville, Alabama, from her friend F. Taylor, a widow staying in Yorkville, dated October 1827. It also includes three receipts, one signed by Daniel Mitchell on November 9, 1819 for $9 paid by J. W. McClung for keeping house; one signed by Rufin Morgan on November 26, 1821 for $116.57 from the lawsuit of James Gillespie; and one signed by Sarah A. H. White on December 9, 1847 for $50 from Ruffin Coleman for business with her husband, Chilion White.

Biographical/Historical Note

Sarah Elizabeth Mitchell McClung was born circa 1802 to David Brydie Mitchell (1766-1837), a governor of Georgia, and Jane Russell Mills Mitchell (1774-1847). Sarah married James White McClung (1798-1848), son of Colonel Charles McClung (1761-1835) of Knoxville, on April 29, 1823 and they had four children. She died on May 25, 1833 in Madison County, Alabama.

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

Contact:
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Knoxville TN 37996 USA
865-974-4480