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Andrew Jackson Letters
This is a collection of letters written by Andrew Jackson between 1812 and 1826. These letters are photocopies of the originals.
Davidson County, Tennessee Records
John Cocke Letter
In this letter, John Cocke orders Colonel Ewen Allison (stationed in Greeneville, Tennessee) to ready a brigade of men to repel what Cocke fears is a forthcoming attack by the Creek tribe. Allison is further instructed not only to repel them but to chastise them. Cocke closes by reminding Allison be careful not to mistreat peaceable Indigenous people but treat them with hospitality and friendship.
Andrew Jackson Provision Return
This provision return, signed by Major General Andrew Jackson, instructs the contractor to provide complete rations for the 61 men of Captain William Carroll's company of Nashville Volunteers.
Greeneville (Tenn.) Daybook
This daybook contains the records of a general store in Greeneville, Tennessee, including the names of customers, the items they purchased (including cloth, tobacco, coffee, and turpentine), and the prices they paid.
John Coffee Regimental Orders
This collection features regimental orders from John Coffee in 1813 entailing his regiment's planned participation in the Battle of Talladega in Huntsville, Alabama.
Felix Grundy Letter
This collection consists of a single one-page handwritten letter written by Felix Grundy on February 13, 1813.
Charles Watts Letter
Charles Watts wrote this letter to his sister, Helen M. Watts, from Nashville, Tennessee on October 11, 1813. In it, he describes his journey from Lexington to Nashville (including a saltpeter cave he visited and his meeting with Lorenzo Dow), responds to news that Helen Watts sent in her last letter, and asks after his family and friends.
Greene County (Tenn.) Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions Appeal of Transcript
This collection contains a transcript dated 1813-1814 of the court case of Joseph Kirk v. James Hays Jr. in the Greene County (Tenn.) Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions.
Tennessee Supreme Court (Hamilton District) Memorandums in Equity Cases Ledger
This ledger houses memoranda issued as part of equity cases heard in the Tennessee Supreme Court's Hamilton District between 1813 and 1836. A number of pages have been removed from the back of the book.
Andrew Jackson Papers
Spence Family Ledger and Diary
Rhea County Land Records
This manuscript is composed of eight typed pages of land ownership records for Washington and Southern Liberties, Tennessee dating from 1813 to 1860. Also included are three pages of sketched plat maps and one page regarding Mrs. Martha Gist's death in 1831. Mrs. C. P. (Virginia) Kelley transcribed all of these records in 1966 and indicated the source of each item (including newspaper articles, deed indices, and tax lists) at the beginning of the relevant section.
Map Regarding the Battle of Horseshoe Bend
This collection includes a hand drawn map from 1814 of the Battle of Horseshoe Bend. The back of the map includes "29th Rgt. Infantry The map of the horse [shoe] in the creek nation" among other notes and scribblings.
David Burford Papers
David Burford Papers
This collection documents David Burford's political and business activities between 1814 and 1864, including his service in the Tennessee State Senate (1829-1835) and his involvement in the slave trade.
Thomas Hopkins Family Papers
This collection houses land deeds, genealogical notes, and other papers documenting Thomas Hopkins (1764-1836) and his family in Tennessee.
Tennessee Militia Infantry Muster Roll
Andrew Jackson Letter Transcript
This collection contains the transcription of a letter written to President James Monroe by General Andrew Jackson in January of 1815. The document contains Jackson's description of the Battle of New Orleans, including Jackson's narrative timeline, the number of dead and wounded (on both sides), and atmosphere of the battle. The original letter was written in 1815, but it is unknown when this copy was transcribed.
Owen Fawcett Papers
This collection houses personal diaries, scrapbooks, manuscripts, correspondence, newspaper and magazine clippings, photographs, dramatic works, and books documenting the life and work of Owen Stanley Fawcett (1838-1904) and American and English theatre in the late 19th century. The collection also touches on John Wilkes Booth and the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.
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