Samuel L. King Letters
This collection consists of two letters written in late 1904 to Col. Samuel L. King of Bristol, Tennessee. The first letter is from Thomas B. Carroll, Secretary to Tenn. Governor James Frazier. In the letter, written on November 18, 1904, King is told of the governor's plans of travel to see the launch of the USS Tennessee in Washington, D.C. on December 3, 1904. The second letter to King is from Henry Grove Jr. of Germantown, Pennsylvania. In this letter to King, written December 18, 1904, Grove is responding to a previous letter from King in which the latter discussed the launching event and sent clippings about the event. The collection also includes a small postage envelope that was sent along with Grove's letter.
Dates
- 1904 November 18-December 18
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Abstract
This collection consists of two letters written in late 1904 to Col. Samuel L. King of Bristol, Tennessee. The letters are from Thomas B. Carroll, Secretary to the Tenn. Governor, and Henry Grove, Jr. of Philadelphia regarding the launch of the USS Tennessee in Washington, D.C. on December 3, 1904.
Biographical/Historical Note
Colonel Samuel Lee King (1863-1928) was born in Bristol, Tennessee to John G. King (1823-1887) and Harriet Netherland King (1832-1882). The King family is noted as being an early influential family in the East Tennessee region; Bristol was founded on the land of Samuel's great-uncle, Reverend James Goodson King (1791-1867). Samuel served as president of Bristol-Goodson Water Company. He was married to Annie Phipps King (1874-1966) and they had four children.
The USS Tennessee, later renamed Memphis, was a U.S. Navy armored cruiser that launched on December 3, 1904. It was sponsored by Annie K. Frazier, daughter of Tennessee Governor James B. Frazier. The ship met its demise on August 29, 1916 when it was run aground by violent waves in the harbor of Santo Domingo.
Arrangement
This collection is in one folder.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository