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Anderson County (Tenn.) -- History.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:

Arthur Crozier-Joseph C. Moore Deposition

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2301
Abstract

This collection contains the deposition of Joseph Moore, taken by the hand of Arthur Crozier (Justice of the Peace for Anderson County) in the two cases of Charles Y. Oliver vs. Charles McCormick in 1835.

Dates: 1835 February 7

John C. Gunn Circular

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3615
Abstract

This eight-page circular, addressed to the voters of Knox and Anderson counties, provides a brief history of Gunn’s life with references to his character, as part of his campaign for the Tennessee House of Representatives against General Dunlap and Colonel Tunnel.

Dates: 1829 July 24

John Gibbs Slave Bill of Sale

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3243
Abstract

This collection houses a small bill of sale written by John Gibbs of Anderson County, Tennessee, on October 2, 1837. It documents Gibbs' sale of an enslaved boy named Calloway to John McAdoo for $150.

Dates: 1837 October 2

Patrick Campbell Document

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1412
Abstract

This document, dated May 1, 1802, records Patrick Campbell's sale of seventy acres of land in Anderson County, Tennessee near Copper Ridge to William Ussery for a fee of $35.

Dates: 1802 May 1

Snyder E. Roberts Letter and Articles regarding Windrock Mountain

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1221
Abstract

This collection houses a letter and a series of seven articles documenting the history of Windrock Mountain. All of the articles were printed in Newsweek, a newspaper published in Oliver Springs, Tennessee.

Dates: 1975 April 23-June 18

Snyder E. Roberts "Revolutionary War Soldiers in Anderson County"

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0687
Abstract

This is a list compiled by Snyder E. Roberts of the Revolutionary War soldiers that lived in Anderson County, TN at some point in their lives. The author compiled this list based on research from several sources.

Dates: 1971

Walter E. Fischer Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3903
Abstract

This collection contains the personal correspondence and professional papers of Walter E. Fischer, lawyer in Clinton, Tennessee. Much of the material documents his efforts leading up to and during the desegregation of schools in Clinton in the late 1950s.

Dates: 1931-1956, 1967, undated

Welsh Colony Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1813
Abstract

William Jones (nephew of Samuel Roberts) collected these papers. He and Richard Roberts were the trustees of Samuel Roberts' will and were entrusted with the responsibility of seeing the land claims through to resolution. Included are copies of documents dealing with original land purchases from E. D. Saxton, maps showing the locations of the purchased tracts, testimonies of William and Richard Edward Jones, and brief accounts of the history of the Welsh Colony written by William Jones.

Dates: 1836-1937

West Ridge Corporation Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0985
Abstract

This collection houses letters, charts, agreements, invoices, minutes, statements, and studies documenting the activities of the West Ridge Corporation in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

Dates: 1957-1974

West Ridge Corporation Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1021
Abstract

This collection houses bank statements, bonds, loans, taxes, dividends, check stubs, and reports documenting the activities of the West Ridge Corporation in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

Dates: 1959-1974