Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: This plat shows Williamsburgh, Tennessee (intended to be a suburb of Knoxville, Tennessee) as it was surveyed by John Williams in 1819. The area is bounded by Hugh White's land to the north, Water Street and Second Creek to the east, Market (or Main) Street to the south, and West Street to the west. The Holston River and the proposed course of Cumberland Street are also shown. Most of the plots in Williamsburgh are owned by someone surnamed Strong. The document also bears a notation made by...

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This drawing documents James White's transfer of a tract of land to his son, Hugh Lawson White, on January 13, 1797. The tract is adjacent to the Holston River and is bisected by Crozier Street and nearby First Creek. It extends approximately 154 poles to the east and 182 poles to the west. The King Wale House and Parks Mill are also indicated. The map's scale is 20 poles to 1 inch.

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This muster roll records that Bennett J. Cooper mustered into Company F of the 1st Tennessee Mounted Infantry (commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Abraham E. Garrett) at the rank of 1st Lieutenant on March 8, 1864 in order to fill an original vacancy. The document was officially approved at Carthage, Tennessee on March 21, 1864.

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This collection includes papers, charts, and mathematical problems that Joshua Tabatchnik wrote between 1938 and 1967. The papers are entitled "On the Metaphysics of Reality and Unified Theory of Our Universe." The charts include alignment charts for architects and engineers, equations for the orbits of stars and planets, and identities for quadrant elements.

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: This document constitutes a summary of a lawsuit that Thomas Humes brought against William Smith, John Gore, and James Roddy of Jefferson County, Tennessee. On September 13, 1797 Humes appeared before the Hamilton District Superior Court and stated that Smith, Gore, and Roddy had signed a promissory note (which he produced) on January 17, 1797 guaranteeing that they would pay Humes $658 by September 1 of the same year. Humes went on to claim that he had suffered an additional $500 in damages...