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Johannes Kreis Account Books

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1449

  • Staff Only

These thirteen small notebooks, written primarily in German, contain daily lists of purchases or sales with prices. The three notebooks in English list groceries and dry goods. Some notebooks also include grids with monthly tallies.

Dates

  • 1842-1874

Language of Materials

This material is in German and 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

0.25 Linear Feet (1 quarter box [13 folders])

Abstract

These thirteen small notebooks, written primarily in German, contain daily lists of purchases or sales with prices. The three notebooks in English list groceries and dry goods. Some notebooks also include grids with monthly tallies.

Biographical/Historical Note

Johannes John Dedrick Kreis was born in Igis, Graubunden, Switzerland on August 16, 1820, to Jakob and Dorothea (Wieig) Kreis. He married Anna Elisabeth Kaufmann (1824-1904) in 1840 and the couple had five children: Anna (Kreis) Bardill (1845-1902), John Dedrick (1848-1933), Leonard G. (1851-1918), Deadrick (1854-1934), and Jacob Davis (1857-). The family imigrated to the United States in 1846 and settled in Morgan County, Tennessee. Kreis served as a Trustee of Morgan County from 1880 to 1886 and died on January 24, 1892.

Arrangement

This collection consists of thirteen folders in a single box.

Acquisition Note

Special Collections purchased these ledgers in February of 1987.

Related Materials

Interested researchers may wish to consult MS-1286, Hobart Cooper Papers Regarding "German-Swiss Colonization in Morgan County, Tennessee."

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