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This collection contains a petition by Elizabeth G. Cunningham to the County Court in Sevierville, Tenn. She is petitioning for her deceased husband's land to be sold and for the profits to be divided among the children.

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This collection consists primarily of two sections of a muster roll for Company K of the 2nd Regiment of the East Tennessee Infantry Volunteers (USA) and Lazarus Johnson's discharge and pension papers. Also included is Johnson's affidavit regarding Calloway W. Catlett's pension claim.

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: These papers document John M. Allen's work at East Tennessee University in the late 1870s. They include a marble notebook of chemistry notes, legal-sized pages bearing history notes tied with a ribbon, individual assignments, awards, and a letter to Isabella (Boyd) Allen from a former classmate.The chemistry notes date from Allen's sophomore and junior years and include the lecture's number and date. The history notes begin on January 12, 1877 and end with notes about the...

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: These papers document John M. Allen's work at East Tennessee University in the late 1870s. They include a marble notebook of chemistry notes, legal-sized pages bearing history notes tied with a ribbon, individual assignments, awards, and a letter to Isabella (Boyd) Allen from a former classmate.The chemistry notes date from Allen's sophomore and junior years and include the lecture's number and date. The history notes begin on January 12, 1877 and end with notes about the...

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This land grant records Richard Thompson's purchase of 200 acres in Hinds Valley for 50 shillings per acre. It was recorded in New Bern (Hawkins County) North Carolina, which has since become part of Knox County, Tennessee. The extensive description of boundary markers and neighboring plots is blotted and hard to read in parts. The document is witnessed by His Excellency Richard Dobbs Spaight, Governor, Captain General, and commander in Chief of North Carolina.