Box 1
Container
Contains 38 Results:
Letter from M. [Mary] E. McNiel to unknown recipient, undated
File — Box: 1, Folder: 2, item: 20
Scope and Contents Note
Pages five and six of original letter. Mentions that The army is a bad place for boys
.
Dates:
undated
Letter, Sallie Lou Richardson in Campbell County, Tenn. to Mattie (Weir) McAmis, 1872 June 6
File — Box: 1, Folder: 2, item: 15
Scope and Contents Note
From the Collection:
The bulk of this collection consists of letters that family and friends in Tazewell, Tennessee wrote to Mattie (Weir) McAmis in Birmingham, Alabama during the Civil War. Many of these letters were authored by Mattie's eldest daughters, Mary and Maggie. These letters, while mostly personal in content, also discuss Corinth, Mississippi and describe East Tennessee during the Federal occupation of early 1862. The collection also houses correspondence written to and from Mattie (McAmis) Mitchell...
Dates:
1872 June 6
Manuscript of poem Good News from Home
signed by Mattie McAmis, undated
File — Box: 1, Folder: 2, item: 16
Scope and Contents Note
From the Collection:
The bulk of this collection consists of letters that family and friends in Tazewell, Tennessee wrote to Mattie (Weir) McAmis in Birmingham, Alabama during the Civil War. Many of these letters were authored by Mattie's eldest daughters, Mary and Maggie. These letters, while mostly personal in content, also discuss Corinth, Mississippi and describe East Tennessee during the Federal occupation of early 1862. The collection also houses correspondence written to and from Mattie (McAmis) Mitchell...
Dates:
undated
Letter, F. M. Fulkerson in Rogersville, Tenn. to Mattie (Weir) McAmis, 1866 August 3
File — Box: 1, Folder: 2, item: 17
Scope and Contents Note
From the Collection:
The bulk of this collection consists of letters that family and friends in Tazewell, Tennessee wrote to Mattie (Weir) McAmis in Birmingham, Alabama during the Civil War. Many of these letters were authored by Mattie's eldest daughters, Mary and Maggie. These letters, while mostly personal in content, also discuss Corinth, Mississippi and describe East Tennessee during the Federal occupation of early 1862. The collection also houses correspondence written to and from Mattie (McAmis) Mitchell...
Dates:
1866 August 3
Letter, James McAmis to Niece, Nephew, and Family, 1888 May 25
File — Box: 1, Folder: 3, item: 25
Scope and Contents Note
From the Collection:
The bulk of this collection consists of letters that family and friends in Tazewell, Tennessee wrote to Mattie (Weir) McAmis in Birmingham, Alabama during the Civil War. Many of these letters were authored by Mattie's eldest daughters, Mary and Maggie. These letters, while mostly personal in content, also discuss Corinth, Mississippi and describe East Tennessee during the Federal occupation of early 1862. The collection also houses correspondence written to and from Mattie (McAmis) Mitchell...
Dates:
1888 May 25
Letter, 1892 November 9
File — Box: 1, Folder: 3, item: 26
Scope and Contents Note
From the Collection:
The bulk of this collection consists of letters that family and friends in Tazewell, Tennessee wrote to Mattie (Weir) McAmis in Birmingham, Alabama during the Civil War. Many of these letters were authored by Mattie's eldest daughters, Mary and Maggie. These letters, while mostly personal in content, also discuss Corinth, Mississippi and describe East Tennessee during the Federal occupation of early 1862. The collection also houses correspondence written to and from Mattie (McAmis) Mitchell...
Dates:
1892 November 9
Letter to Cousin, undated
File — Box: 1, Folder: 3, item: 27
Scope and Contents Note
From the Collection:
The bulk of this collection consists of letters that family and friends in Tazewell, Tennessee wrote to Mattie (Weir) McAmis in Birmingham, Alabama during the Civil War. Many of these letters were authored by Mattie's eldest daughters, Mary and Maggie. These letters, while mostly personal in content, also discuss Corinth, Mississippi and describe East Tennessee during the Federal occupation of early 1862. The collection also houses correspondence written to and from Mattie (McAmis) Mitchell...
Dates:
undated
Envelopes addressed to Mrs. Matilda McAmis and William, undated
File — Box: 1, Folder: 3, item: 29-31
Scope and Contents Note
From the Collection:
The bulk of this collection consists of letters that family and friends in Tazewell, Tennessee wrote to Mattie (Weir) McAmis in Birmingham, Alabama during the Civil War. Many of these letters were authored by Mattie's eldest daughters, Mary and Maggie. These letters, while mostly personal in content, also discuss Corinth, Mississippi and describe East Tennessee during the Federal occupation of early 1862. The collection also houses correspondence written to and from Mattie (McAmis) Mitchell...
Dates:
undated
Letter from W. G. White in Fine Flour Creek, New South Wales, Australia to Mr. A. D. Mitchel in Summerfield, Fla., 1911 May 6
File — Box: 1, Folder: 4, item: 32
Scope and Contents Note
A Spanish-American War navy veteran recounts seeing the American Fleet in Sydney Harbor and using a tent in Puerto Rico. Two sheets and one envelope with three one cent stamps from New South Wales.
Dates:
1911 May 6
List of Money Received, 1871 September 4-1876 March 6
File — Box: 1, Folder: 3, item: 28
Scope and Contents Note
From the Collection:
The bulk of this collection consists of letters that family and friends in Tazewell, Tennessee wrote to Mattie (Weir) McAmis in Birmingham, Alabama during the Civil War. Many of these letters were authored by Mattie's eldest daughters, Mary and Maggie. These letters, while mostly personal in content, also discuss Corinth, Mississippi and describe East Tennessee during the Federal occupation of early 1862. The collection also houses correspondence written to and from Mattie (McAmis) Mitchell...
Dates:
1871 September 4-1876 March 6
Letter, Mrs. A. D. Mitchell in Summerfield, Fla. to Collette Manufacturing Company in Amsterdam, N.Y., 1913 April 12
File — Box: 1, Folder: 4, item: 33
Scope and Contents Note
Mitchell requests a ten cent box of Mendetes brand pot menders. Envelope attached.
Dates:
1913 April 12
Letter, Joseph A. Frazier in Sardinia, Italy to Mrs. E. M. Frazier in Gainesville, Fla., 1944 March 7
File — Box: 1, Folder: 4, item: 34
Scope and Contents Note
From the Collection:
The bulk of this collection consists of letters that family and friends in Tazewell, Tennessee wrote to Mattie (Weir) McAmis in Birmingham, Alabama during the Civil War. Many of these letters were authored by Mattie's eldest daughters, Mary and Maggie. These letters, while mostly personal in content, also discuss Corinth, Mississippi and describe East Tennessee during the Federal occupation of early 1862. The collection also houses correspondence written to and from Mattie (McAmis) Mitchell...
Dates:
1944 March 7
Letter, Joseph A. Frazier in Sardinia, Italy to Mrs. E. M. Frazier in Gainesville, Fla., 1944 May 30
File — Box: 1, Folder: 4, item: 37
Scope and Contents Note
From the Collection:
The bulk of this collection consists of letters that family and friends in Tazewell, Tennessee wrote to Mattie (Weir) McAmis in Birmingham, Alabama during the Civil War. Many of these letters were authored by Mattie's eldest daughters, Mary and Maggie. These letters, while mostly personal in content, also discuss Corinth, Mississippi and describe East Tennessee during the Federal occupation of early 1862. The collection also houses correspondence written to and from Mattie (McAmis) Mitchell...
Dates:
1944 May 30
Letter, Joseph A. Frazier in Sardinia, Italy to Mrs. E. M. Frazier in Gainesville, Fla., 1944 July 29
File — Box: 1, Folder: 4, item: 38
Scope and Contents Note
From the Collection:
The bulk of this collection consists of letters that family and friends in Tazewell, Tennessee wrote to Mattie (Weir) McAmis in Birmingham, Alabama during the Civil War. Many of these letters were authored by Mattie's eldest daughters, Mary and Maggie. These letters, while mostly personal in content, also discuss Corinth, Mississippi and describe East Tennessee during the Federal occupation of early 1862. The collection also houses correspondence written to and from Mattie (McAmis) Mitchell...
Dates:
1944 July 29
Letter, Joseph A. Frazier in Sardinia, Italy to Mrs. E. M. Frazier in Gainesville, Fla., 1944 April 2
File — Box: 1, Folder: 4, item: 35
Scope and Contents Note
From the Collection:
The bulk of this collection consists of letters that family and friends in Tazewell, Tennessee wrote to Mattie (Weir) McAmis in Birmingham, Alabama during the Civil War. Many of these letters were authored by Mattie's eldest daughters, Mary and Maggie. These letters, while mostly personal in content, also discuss Corinth, Mississippi and describe East Tennessee during the Federal occupation of early 1862. The collection also houses correspondence written to and from Mattie (McAmis) Mitchell...
Dates:
1944 April 2
Letter, Joseph A. Frazier in Sardinia, Italy to Mrs. E. M. Frazier in Gainesville, Fla., 1944 April 2
File — Box: 1, Folder: 4, item: 36
Scope and Contents Note
Joseph includes a pawprint signature
of a kitten he is caring for in the upper margin of the letter.
Dates:
1944 April 2
Letter, Joseph A. Frazier in France to Mrs. E. M. Frazier in Gainesville, Fla., 1944 November 28
File — Box: 1, Folder: 4, item: 39
Scope and Contents Note
Joseph mentions wanting to go to Paris but says that others soldiers think it is expensive.
Dates:
1944 November 28
Letter, Joseph A. Frazier in France to Mrs. E. M. Frazier in Gainesville, Fla., 1944 December 16
File — Box: 1, Folder: 4, item: 40
Scope and Contents Note
From the Collection:
The bulk of this collection consists of letters that family and friends in Tazewell, Tennessee wrote to Mattie (Weir) McAmis in Birmingham, Alabama during the Civil War. Many of these letters were authored by Mattie's eldest daughters, Mary and Maggie. These letters, while mostly personal in content, also discuss Corinth, Mississippi and describe East Tennessee during the Federal occupation of early 1862. The collection also houses correspondence written to and from Mattie (McAmis) Mitchell...
Dates:
1944 December 16