Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: This collection consists of two handwritten route directories for postal carriers in Greene County, Tennessee. Written in the directories are names of residents and businesses, listed alphabetically, and their addresses. Other notes include address changes and some death dates for residents. The first book includes a note of its revision and correction by James H. Rader, postal carrier, on September 2, 1911. The second book includes a note of its revision and correction by B. Harry Dobson,...

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: This collection consists of photocopies of articles written in the early 1900s by Confederate soldier Charles Stephen Olin "C.S.O." Rice's memories of events in the Civil War. In four of the articles, Rice writes about his Civil War experiences including the campaign at Vicksburg during 1862-1863 and the Battle of Nashville in December 1864. Two of the articles were published in The Enterprise in 1904 and one was published in the ...

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This collection consists of a handwritten letter from Milton Shields, at Marshall's Ferry (Grainger County), Tennessee, to Charles P. Ninney, in Russellville, Tennessee, dated September 2, 1850. In the letter, Shields urges Ninney to come visit in order to assess the state of and recommend a doctor for Paul, an enslaved man.

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This collection consists of one handwritten letter from John Rhea to James Shields in Greeneville, Tennessee circa December 1812. In his letter, Rhea updates Shields on issues related to the War of 1812.

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: This collection consists of one typed manuscript titled Interesting Foreign Visitors at Mount Vernon 1780-1799 written by Pollyanna Creekmore. Dated May 5, 1941, the twenty-seven page account documents international persons who visited George Washington at his home, Mount Vernon, in Washington, DC from 1780 to his death in 1799. Creekmore's writing provides detailed accounts of various visitors and their stays at Mount Vernon. Also included is a bibliography...

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This handwritten document consists of a series of letters written by brothers William and John Shields on June 20, 1800. The letter is addressed to James and Henry Shields of Greene County, Tennessee.