Abstract On February 11, 1867, J. H. Lowenstein and Brothers petitioned the court in Memphis, Tennessee for a mandamus against John Logue, clerk of Shelby County. The wholesale dry goods company had paid their taxes with notes from the Bank of Tennessee, which Logue did not accept and therefore would not reissue the company's business license. Also included is a note from John Donovan, the clerk who transcribed these proceedings; an itemized Bill of Costs for $15; and a stained cover sheet dated...

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This collection consists of a letter from John L. Davidson of Nashville, dated October 1st, 1850, to his sister Harriet Ann Davidson of Logan City, Kentucky. John discusses his job in a dry goods store, dancing, love affairs, and family news.

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This collection consists of a ledger for an unidentified goods business operating in and around Nashville, Tennessee in 1820.

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This handwritten fragment of an account book from Putnam County, Tennessee, is dated from September 1874 to 1879. It lists the sale and payments for a wide range of goods, including foods, powder, sewing supplies, horseshoes and nails, buttons, suspenders, bars of lead, tools, and feed. Of note is several entries for “jeans,” likely referring to general work clothes.

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An account book of goods provided by an unidentified merchant located in Rheatown, Tennessee between March 5, 1842 and July 29, 1844.