Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: This large, leather-bound ledger records the settlement of Lawson D. Franklin's estate, in the absence of a will. It begins with ten pages setting out the 29 articles of agreement between Franklin's heirs - I.W.R. Franklin of Jefferson County, Tennessee; W.A. and Caroline E. Montgomery of Washington County, Texas; R.H. and S.A.L. Armstrong of Knox County, Tennessee; and John M. and J. June Boyd of Knox County, Tennessee; and the two administrators, F.M. Taylor and Robert M. Barton, hired to...