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Petition to Abolish Slavery
This petition asks the Tennessee Legislature to pass a law that will free the state's enslaved peoples and their descendants. The petition is signed by 75 residents of Bedford County, Tennessee.
Republican Circular Against Judge Campbell
This circular was published to refute accusations Judge Campbell had made against Colonel Walter P. Brownlow.
Republican Party Broadside
Robert Houston Document
This document was signed by Robert Houston, Tennessee's Secretary of State, on June 12, 1811 in Knoxville. It certifies that James L. Armstrong was commissioned as a justice of the peace for Rutherford County on April 22, 1809.
S. H. Laughlin Letter to W. I. Whitthorne
In this letter (marked Private) to W. I. Whitthorne, S. H. Laughlin discusses local and national politics. He touches on the possible adjournment of the U. S. House of Representatives, the state of the Native American Democratic ticket and the Whig Party, and his own efforts to promote the Democratic Party and fight the Whigs in Tennessee. He ends with a plea for funds to support his work.
S. P. Solomonson Photograph
This collection houses a photograph taken by S. P. Solomonson in Fayetteville, Tennessee on May 1, 1908. The photograph, which depicts a crowd in what may be a campaign rally, documents the Democratic gubernatorial primary between Malcolm Rice Patterson and Edward Ward Carmack.
Samuel Houston Letter
Sam Houston wrote this letter from Carthage, Tennessee to Colonel Francis Ramsey in Knoxville, Tennessee. Houston tells Ramsey that he has been engaged in matrimonial affairs and discusses business he has conducted with the old chief and others.
Some Themes in the Early Life of William G. Brownlow
This collection consists of a senior thesis on William G. Brownlow originally submitted to the history department of Princeton University by Gordon Bonnyman Jr. The thesis discusses Brownlow's early life, career as a circuit rider, and some themes to 1860.
Tennessee Comptroller's Office Broadside
Tennessee Constitutional Convention Records
This collection contains materials related to the Tennessee Constitutional Convention of 1965.
Tennessee General Assembly Act Concerning Executions
Tennessee Higher Education Commission General Correspondence
This collection houses general correspondence from the Tennessee Higher Education Commission to the University of Tennessee dating from 1976 to July of 1984.
Tennessee Socialist Party Platform
This small leaflet lists reasons for workers to join the Socialist Party. The bottom of the second page lists the national and state candidates for the 1932 election, including John H. Compton for governor of Tennessee.
Tennessee State Legislature Bill to Ascertain the Age at which a Man becomes a Bachelor and to Increase the Revenue of the State
The Congressional Canvass
"The Need of a Revision of the Constitution of the State of Tennessee"
This political essay by R.H. Stevens calls for the revision of the constitution of the State of Tennessee.
The Watchdog Newsletter Collection
This collection contains nine issues of The Watchdog from 1975-1981 printed in Knoxville, Tennessee, by Cas Walker.
Thompson McKinley Letter
In this letter, Tennessee State Representative Thompson McKinley of Sumner County asks Governor William G. Brownlow to appoint D. M. Biddle, Esq., T. M. McKinley, and J. H. Rees, Esq. as directors of the Louisville and Nashville Turnpike Company.
V. R. Harris Letter to A. J. McWhirter
Collection consists of a single letter handwritten by V. R. Harris addressed to the Honorable A. J. McWhirter. The letter is written on stationery from the office of Harris and Buquo and concerns Harris's political views. Harris states that he will vote for Robert "Bob" Taylor for governor and A. J. McWhirter, to whom he's writing, for state commissioner.
Virginia House of Delegates Walker's Line Resolution
The collection consists of a written agreement by the Virginia House of Delegates to settle differences for the boundaries of North Carolina and Virginia on January 10, 1800.
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