M. M. Brien Letter to Parsons & Walker
In this letter, M. M. Brien of Smithville, Tennessee asks Huntsville, Alabama attorneys Parsons & Walker for news about the case of Tubbs and Reynolds vs. Driver et. al. He also provides some additional information about the enslaved peoples whose labor is disputed in the case.
Dates
- 1844 February 8
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Abstract
In this letter, M. M. Brien of Smithville, Tennessee asks Huntsville, Alabama attorneys Parsons & Walker for news about the case of Tubbs and Reynolds vs. Driver et. al. He also provides some additional information about the enslaved peoples whose labor is disputed in the case.
Biographical/Historical Note
Manson Milner Brien was born to Elisha and Ann (Milner) Brien in DeKalb County, Tennessee in 1811. He had no formal education but studied law and was admitted to the Bar. He practiced in DeKalb County until the Civil War, when he moved to Nashville. Brien married Polly Tubbs (daughter of James and Elizabeth (Reynolds) Tubbs), and the couple had at least seven children: Manson Milner, James, William A., Robert, John, Mary, and Alice Brien. In addition to his legal work, Brien served in the Tennessee House of Representatives (1855-1857) and as the Judge of the 9th Judicial Circuit (1864-1868). Brien retired from law in 1885 and died in Nashville on April 30, 1886.
Arrangement
This collection consists of a single folder.
Acquisition Note
Special Collections purchased this letter in October of 1991.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository