Scope and Contents Note From the Collection:

This collection contains three 1847 letters to the executor (Charles H. Graff) of the estate of Romulus Riggs. Primarily, the contents concern settlements of debts for Col. Sanders, Henry S. Peyton, J. F. Wilkinson, and others.

See also MS.2767: William B. Lewis Letter, 1842 January 31.

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection:

This collection contains three 1847 letters to the executor (Charles H. Graff) of the estate of Romulus Riggs. Primarily, the contents concern settlements of debts for Col. Sanders, Henry S. Peyton, J. F. Wilkinson, and others.

See also MS.2767: William B. Lewis Letter, 1842 January 31.

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection:

This collection contains three 1847 letters to the executor (Charles H. Graff) of the estate of Romulus Riggs. Primarily, the contents concern settlements of debts for Col. Sanders, Henry S. Peyton, J. F. Wilkinson, and others.

See also MS.2767: William B. Lewis Letter, 1842 January 31.

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: This collection contains the ledger book for a Memphis, Tenn., construction company (possibly G. W. Lewis Construction Company) from 1926 to 1934. Each project heading lists materials and cost, including employee names and salaries. Some of the projects listed include Vanderbilt University, Manassas Negro School, Southwestern University, Rialto Theatre, Lamar Theatre in Memphis, Tenn., J. C. Barker's Filling Station, Dr. Wallace's Sanitarium, Lamar Drug Store, Neshoba Farms, and many more....

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection:

This collection consists of a letter from Union solider H. H. Thomas to William G. Brownlow in Knoxville, Tennessee. Thomas congratulates Brownlow on his nomination for governor of Tennessee, praises him as a supporter of the Union, and asks for a position in his administration.

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This collection consists of a letter written from a camp in the field near Chattanooga from James R. Bell to a Miss Ella Bell. He desires to perpetuate "a friendship I esteem as almost sacred" with her and asks of news of her and her brother George.

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William J. Crook wrote this letter to his cousin from the field in Kentucky on October 7, 1862. He discusses his regiment's campaign in Kentucky, including the recent Confederate victory in the Battle of Richmond. He also proclaims his belief in the Southern cause, praises Southern womanhood, and discusses religion and family life.