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This collection contains one letter, dated January 12, 1816, from Thomas D. Brantingham to John Sanders, both of New York. Brantingham discusses property he has for sale, including land in Tennessee warranted by John Sevier.

Lord Elgin wrote this letter to acknowledge Captain Hall's previous thank you note for a cast of the sculpture on the Temple of Theseus at Athens that Elgin had recently donated to the British Museum.

This collection consists of an account book belonging to Thomas McCalley that documents his financial activities from 1844 to 1865.

Thomas C. McInturff wrote this letter to his father in East Tennessee from Camp Crawford in Vicksburg, Mississippi on February 19, 1863. In it, he discusses his and Sam's health, asks his father to settle some affairs on his behalf, complains that the food and the weather are both very poor, and states that he believes that Vicksburg is the nastiest place on earth. A notation at the end of the letter indicates that it was written by a friend B. F. F.

This collection consists of a letter written by Thomas Charles Morgan to an unnamed woman, dated June 28, 1817. The letter was written in French.

This collection consists of a ledger for Thomas Clark of Nashville, Tenn., circa 1869.

These two land grants gave Thomas Coffman and his heirs 375 acres of land in Jefferson County, Tennessee. They describe the locations of the land and are signed by Governor William Carroll.

This collection houses photographs, deeds, genealogical charts, maps, and articles documenting the McMahan family of Sevier County, Tennessee during the 19th century. The majority of the material shows Thomas D. W. McMahan and his immediate family.

This collection consists of a typed copy of Thomas Doak Edington's diary which he kept while serving as a Captain in Company A of the 6th Tennessee Volunteer Infantry (USA) during the Civil War. In it, he discuses his unit's movements, camp life, his health, battles, the weather, foraging for food and supplies, drills, pickets, and administrative tasks. This transcript also includes a forward by John F. Edington and a list of the members of Company A still living as of November 15, 1917.

This collection consists of Thomas E. Miller's memoir titled "A Story for My Grandchildren." The memoir provides several details about his experiences as a child in Grand Rapids, Michigan as well his experience in the Army Air Corps during World War II. Also included in the memoir are post-war stories of what his life was like after the war.

Collection contains the diary of Thomas Francis Fitzgerald for the calendar year of 1903. Fitzgerald documented some aspects of his life every day of the year with entries regarding the weather, road conditions, people he visited, what he ate for dinner, and anything else he might have done that day.

This collection consists of the farm records and other agricultural-related items of Thomas Franklin Joyce who owned and operated two farms in Winchester, Tennessee for a period of nearly four decades.

This collection consists of a letter from Private Thomas Griffin, then serving with Company I of the 8th Indiana Cavalry, written from Camp Shiloh to his wife on April 23, 1862.

In an October 20, 1839, letter to an unknown recipient, Thomas H. Benton, a U. S. Senator and Tennessee General Assemblyman, describes his situation in Lexington, Virginia.

This Thomas H. Benton Letter, 1818, to the St. Louis Circuit Court brings suit against Adam Brown for withholding a payment to Benton. On the reverse side, the court clerk has written to the Sheriff of the County of St. Louis to detain Adam Brown to give a plea.

This collection houses land deeds, genealogical notes, and other papers documenting Thomas Hopkins (1764-1836) and his family in Tennessee.

In this letter, Thomas Hughes asks his correspondent (who he addresses simply as “Sir”) if he would be willing to reschedule their meeting for the following Sunday, as his wife is ill and he does not wish to leave her alone. The collection also houses a postcard-sized print depicting Hughes.

This collection consists of a single photograph album with photographs taken by Thomas Hughes. The photographs were taken during 1898-1899 with one dating as early as 1863. The images document scenery as well as everyday life in Tennessee, with the bulk of the photographs from Chattanooga and Lookout Mountain. The subjects of the images include individuals, families, cemeteries, homes, and chapels. Most of the photographs include a handwritten caption of location identification.

This collection contains one Knox County court summons for the Union Bank president, Thomas William Humes, to answer a Bill in Equity, filed against him by John Caniger, Sr.

This document constitutes a summary of a lawsuit that Thomas Humes brought against William Smith, John Gore, and James Roddy of Jefferson County, Tennessee. Additional notes signed by Frances Alexander Ramsey and Archibald Roane dated April 5, 1799 certify that the document is an accurate copy of the Court's records.