Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: This collection contains a letter from George Andrews in Liverpool, England, written to Hugh L. McClung in Knoxville, Tennessee. The letter discusses the sale and the cost of several acres of land, previously owned by a Mr. Scott, in Knoxville; Andrews is hoping to sell all of the land but is concerned about the prices being offered by various prospective buyers. The letter also includes a list of people who have already purchased some of Scott's land as well as a bulletin circulated in...

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This collection consists of a bill of sale and a land grant, both to Hugh Graham of Claiborne County, Tennessee. The bill of sale concerns the sale of a horse previously owned by Jesse Webb to Graham and is dated January 19, 1827. The land grant concerns a 75-acre tract of land granted to Graham by the State of Tennessee. It is dated September 27, 1832.

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: This collection consists of several documents written by members of the Hammonds family of Tennessee. Included are four letters, one list of expenditures, one promise of payment, one application for money order, and one account book. The first letter is from William R. Hammonds to Samuel W. Hammonds and family, dated November 18, 1861. The letter discusses the Civil War and Abraham Lincoln. The second letter is from John N. T. Hammonds to his uncle, dated February 10, 1862. It discusses...

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: This collection consists of several documents written by or pertaining to Alabama Congressman David Hubbard. There are two letters written by Hubbard in the collection. The first is written to Erasmus Walker on September 19, 1832 and discusses the unconstitutionality of certain tariffs. The second is written to the editor of an unnamed newspaper on December 4, 1836. Hubbard had originally written a refutation of an article about Martin Van Buren written by the editor of the Northern...