Transcription of Letter Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, TennesseeDec 23, 1883Mr. A. T. BlairWilliamsburg, McMinn County Dear Brother, I thought I would try to find out more about your mill Irons and write to you again, but to my great surprise I learn that more than your mill Irons have bin sold. Your lot of land has bin sold for the taxes, I do not know whether you will believe it, for I could not when I first heard it myself, but Gilford went to the Trustee, and he told him it was...

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This collection houses a map of Tennessee (including insets of Nashville and Knoxville) labeled in German and published in Meyer's Handatlas (1848). Of particular interest is the scale, which provides distance measurements in twelve different units: geographical miles, English miles, French leagues, Spanish leagues, Portuguese leagues, Italian miles, Danish miles, Swedish miles, Russian versts, Greek miles, Turkish miles, and nautical miles.

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: This collection consists of ten letters and five envelopes from Union soldier William Styer to his wife Susannah (Defenbaugh) Styer dating from 1862 November 12 to 1863 September 5. One letter was written in Camp Morton, Indiana; one was written on board the Ohio Belle; and the rest were written from Fort Pickering, Tennessee. In his letter written on board the Ohio Belle, Styer describes his travel from Terre Haute Depot to the Ohio Belle at Cairo. Many of the letters give his wife Susannah...

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This collection houses a letter from an unidentified Civil War soldier to his brother George. In it, the author details his concerns about the state of education and poverty in East Tennessee's small towns. He also mentions that the women he has encountered love to dance and that many of them use snuff. Finally, he describes the area around Cleveland where he is encamped and says a little about military affairs.

Transcription of Letter Tombigbee River Ala Jany 25th 1865Col Geo W’m Brent Ad. g.I have the honor to submit the annexed tabular statement of the condition of Artillery Army of Tenn, Maj Gen A. Elzey Com’d, stationed at Columbus Miss Jany 23/65, exclusive of the 2 battalions under Maj Johnston which started for Georgia last night. It is based upon information given me by the battalion commanders.I left everything quiet at Columbus & observed no evidence of confusion—the artillery...

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This collection consists of two black and white portrait photographs of James Agee taken by Florence Homolka.