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This collection consists of one diary written in by Robert Y. McReynolds from 1835 to 1838. McReynolds primarly writes of his travels as a circuit preacher, largely in the Kentucky area. At the end of the journal he writes about various relatives.

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: This account book from a military college includes a detailed handwritten list of provisions taken from May 5, 1799 to June 24, 1802. Additionally in the book are various writings by the author such as poetry and quotes. Several entries are made for "Col. Le Marchant." Although the college is only noted as "military college," it is possible it is from the Royal Military College of the United Kingdom (or one of its predecessors) as it was founded in 1801 by John Gaspard Le Marchant....

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: This collection consists of transcriptions of 43 letters from William Randolph Hackley to his wife, Matilda, and family in Illinois written from November 22, 1863 to April 20, 1866. During this time, he worked as a local special agent and cotton agent with the United States Department of the Treasury in West Tennessee and Mississippi. The correspondence describes Hackley's efforts to make money to send home to his family, the low salary paid to treasury employees, the corrupt nature of the...

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: This collection consists of transcriptions of 43 letters from William Randolph Hackley to his wife, Matilda, and family in Illinois written from November 22, 1863 to April 20, 1866. During this time, he worked as a local special agent and cotton agent with the United States Department of the Treasury in West Tennessee and Mississippi. The correspondence describes Hackley's efforts to make money to send home to his family, the low salary paid to treasury employees, the corrupt nature of the...

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This collections consists of two photographs of Hinton Rowan Helper, one at the age of 20 and one at approximately 70-75 years old. Accompanying the photos is a letter about the photos dated November 18, 1970 from Memory F. Mitchell to Gerald Gaither, research assistant in the department of history for the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

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This collections consists of two photographs of Hinton Rowan Helper, one at the age of 20 and one at approximately 70-75 years old. Accompanying the photos is a letter about the photos dated November 18, 1970 from Memory F. Mitchell to Gerald Gaither, research assistant in the department of history for the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

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One handwritten letter dated May 8, 1822 from Thomas Appleton in Springfield, Tennessee to James B. Williams in Bean Station, Tennessee. Appleton discusses his travels from Clarksville, Tennessee to Baton Rouge, Louisiana and back.

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This collection consists of one handwritten letter addressed to James (assumed to be James Buren of Rogersville) from his father dated July 16, 1862 in Mill Bend, Rogersville, Tennessee. The father writes about family and friends, promotion and conscription in the army, and other updates. Included in the collection is a typed transcription of the letter.

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This collection consists of one handwritten and illustrated book dated January 11, 1899 containing a selection of prayers from the Koran and other sayings of the prophet Muhammad. A note inserted into the book identifies the author as "Sakhawi".

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This collection consists of materials related to Marguerite Bartlett Hamer. A few handwritten letters dated 1879-1888 reference Calvin John Bartlett, presumably an ancestor of Marguerite's. A photograph is included from May 13, 1969; although unmarked, it is presumably Marguerite. In addition are two articles written by Hamer: "Report on the International Status of Slavery" from May 1918 and "A Century before Manumission: Sidelights on Slavery in Mid-eighteenth Century South Carolina."

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection:

This collection consists of materials related to Marguerite Bartlett Hamer. A few handwritten letters dated 1879-1888 reference Calvin John Bartlett, presumably an ancestor of Marguerite's. A photograph is included from May 13, 1969; although unmarked, it is presumably Marguerite. In addition are two articles written by Hamer: "Report on the International Status of Slavery" from May 1918 and "A Century before Manumission: Sidelights on Slavery in Mid-eighteenth Century South Carolina."

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A single notebook of Charles Ready's, titled A Digest of all the Cases Reported in Tennessee and of the Cases Contained in Haywood's North Carolina Reports and dated October 10, 1827, in which he has handwritten legal information gleaned from cases reported in Tennessee as well as reports from North Carolina by John Haywood. The information is arranged by topic and the topics are listed alphabetically.