German Americans -- Tennessee, East.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Account Book
Collection
Identifier: MS-1426
Abstract
Written entirely in German, this 266-page account book contains the records of an unidentified merchant operating in Wartburg, Tennessee.
Dates:
1834-1852
Wartburg (Tenn.) Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-2468
Abstract
The Wartburg (Tenn.) Collection, 1864-1925 (bulk 1864-1896), contains numerous letters to residents of or regarding life in Wartburg, Tenn. (Morgan County). All of these documents except for the single letter from 1925 are written in German. Some of the topics covered include Civil War-era Chattanooga (letter dated March 29, 1864), the Southern Express Company of Knoxville (November 6, 1868), and alcohol production and prices (many of the letters from the 1880s and 1890s).
Dates:
1864-1925; Majority of material found within 1864-1896