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Joseph E. Clemm Journal
Collection
Identifier: MS-1549
Abstract
Joseph E. Clemm began this diary on June 22, 1819 with the intention of making the gift of this journal to him [the reader] at some future period. The early part of this work is devoted to Clemm's activities in Augusta, Georgia. Later on, Clemm describes a trip to Tennessee to collect an overdue debt, during which he passes through the Cherokee Nation.
Dates:
1819 June 22-October
W. D. Carnes Letter
Collection
Identifier: MS-2250
Abstract
In a March 23, 1861 letter to his children, W. D. Carnes, then president of Franklin College in Franklin, Tenn., writes of an illness sweeping through the school, fundraising activities, and news of three students who were violent Secessionists leaving the school.
Dates:
1861 March 23