Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: This collection of Emory family papers contains a pocket diary from 1868, an autograph book and a letter to Mrs. A. M. Emory in 1904. The diary belonged to the Reverend Isaac Emory. Emory's almost daily entries record meetings, accomplished tasks and weather. Sunday's entries usually include a remark about topics preached that day. Also includes account records for the year and various memoranda.The autograph book has no dates, but an opening poem is signed by Myron...

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: This collection of Emory family papers contains a pocket diary from 1868, an autograph book and a letter to Mrs. A. M. Emory in 1904. The diary belonged to the Reverend Isaac Emory. Emory's almost daily entries record meetings, accomplished tasks and weather. Sunday's entries usually include a remark about topics preached that day. Also includes account records for the year and various memoranda.The autograph book has no dates, but an opening poem is signed by Myron...

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: This collection of Emory family papers contains a pocket diary from 1868, an autograph book and a letter to Mrs. A. M. Emory in 1904. The diary belonged to the Reverend Isaac Emory. Emory's almost daily entries record meetings, accomplished tasks and weather. Sunday's entries usually include a remark about topics preached that day. Also includes account records for the year and various memoranda.The autograph book has no dates, but an opening poem is signed by Myron...

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: The collection contains an autograph book belonging to Mary A. Atkins. Dated entries range from 1861-1872. Some entries are as simple as a signature, or a line or two. Others are whole poems or inspirational words.The signature of Samuel E. Barbee, originally a captain in the Confederate Army (Fifth Tennessee Infantry), may be of interest. He signed the book in July of 1863, having risen, by then, to the rank of Major.The album was made with some engravings by various...

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"The court having been informed of the death of the Hon John Haywood, one of the judges of the Supreme Court of the state of Tennessee, and deeming it due to the pre-eminent public services of the deceased, that they should furnish some testimonial of the loss sustained by the state in the death of this distinguished Judge, it is ordered that the court do now adjourn until two o'clock this evening."

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The collection contains the original deed for the land on which Lucinda "Granny" White operated a tavern beginning in 1803. The deed, dated January 22, 1803, features signatures of the seller, Woolsey Warrington, witnesses, and Davidson County officials, Andrew and Nathan Ewing.

Transcription of Letter Thomasville, 7 June 1834Capt. E. West,Dr Sir,Yours by Mr. Greenway has arrived. I am going to Jonesborough today and if I can raise $15,000 will send it to you in the morning but I don't know that I can raise it that soon. I will have to either stare myself or find a man to Blacks Rolling Mill in South Carolina in the morning. Mr. Smotherman I find does not understand building an air furnace for melting potmetal and my opperations [sic] will be almost...

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This collection contains four notes pertaining to legal matters between 1774 and 1831. Three are requests to Nicholas P. Hardeman (or Hardiman) and the fourth is a record of payments made to the heirs of Thomas Steely (?).

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection:

This collection contains four notes pertaining to legal matters between 1774 and 1831. Three are requests to Nicholas P. Hardeman (or Hardiman) and the fourth is a record of payments made to the heirs of Thomas Steely (?).

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection:

This collection contains four notes pertaining to legal matters between 1774 and 1831. Three are requests to Nicholas P. Hardeman (or Hardiman) and the fourth is a record of payments made to the heirs of Thomas Steely (?).

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection:

This collection contains four notes pertaining to legal matters between 1774 and 1831. Three are requests to Nicholas P. Hardeman (or Hardiman) and the fourth is a record of payments made to the heirs of Thomas Steely (?).

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This collection contains a book purchased for Ruskin College visitors to sign. It contains twenty-three pages of signatures (and in some cases, addresses) of visitors between 1931 and 1959. Also included are several pieces of correspondence addressed to Mrs. H. N. Dunbar, a teacher at Ruskin.

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection:

This collection contains a book purchased for Ruskin College visitors to sign. It contains twenty-three pages of signatures (and in some cases, addresses) of visitors between 1931 and 1959. Also included are several pieces of correspondence addressed to Mrs. H. N. Dunbar, a teacher at Ruskin.