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This collection houses correspondence, ledgers, and bank records documenting the lives of several members of the Park family in Knoxville, Tennessee and Galleighan, Ireland. Among the topics discussed are family news, national politics, and land holdings that the Parks are renting out.

Abstract This collection consists of five documents relating to Andrew Jackson. The first is a duplicate receipt for payments to soldiers dated January 11, 1813. The second and third are the original and typescript versions of a letter from Andrew Jackson to Captain Richard K. Call telling him that Jackson wants to withdraw his resignation. The fourth is a letter from Jackson to Mayor William B. Lewis, dated November 2, 1843, asking Lewis to keep two messages safe. The last is an undated note from...

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In the first two letters in this collection, Robert Walsh thanks Baron Hyde de Neuville for lending him a set of pamphlets, which he is returning with his letters. The final letter introduces de Neuville to Robert Walsh's brother Charles, who has recently become Secretary of the American Legation in Madrid.

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In these four handwritten letters, William Wirt asks advice in legal matters and discusses military affairs and his finances.

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This collection houses four letters written to Major William C. Mynatt in Knoxville, Tennessee. The majority discuss federal taxes and pensions, but one announces an engagement.