McMinn County (Tenn.) -- History.
Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:
Albion Tipton Blair Papers
This collection consists of correspondence and financial papers documenting Albion Tipton Blair of McMinn County, Tennessee between 1840 and 1884. These materials detail the goods and transactions of the general store he owned and the financial collapse of another one of his operations. In addition, the collection houses poetry written or copied by Blair's wife, Eliza Ann (Reynolds) Blair.
Cooke Family Collection
This collection houses an array of material documenting 19th-century McMinn County, Tennessee. This material includes early land deeds, land surveys, plat and county maps, and notes for sermons.
Governmental and Social Organization of Chestuee Watershed and Vicinity
This collection is a bound typescript of Governmental and Social Organization of Chestuee Watershed and Vicinity dated August 1952. It includes graphs, charts, and statistics for areas of interests such as schools, organizations, county government, populations, and public agencies of Monroe, Polk, and McMinn counties in Tennessee.
J. W. Brown Estate Probate Records
This collections contains a small notebook with the records of the estate of J. W. Brown of McMinn County, Tennessee after his death in 1870. The records continue into 1878.
M. T. C. Royston Ledgers
These three ledgers record the accounts of Dr. M. T. C. Royston's various patients, who are listed alphabetically at the beginning of each ledger. Each entry lists, with abbreviations, what services Royston provided and the amount he charged.
McMinn County Bill for Coffins
This collection consists of a bill for coffins from McMinn County, Tennessee, to Thomas Riggins.
McMinn County Deeds and Indentures
This collection consists of a survey map pertaining to the purchase of "Walker Mill Reservation" and four deeds all from McMinn County, Tennessee. The deeds date from 1847-1869.
McMinn County, Tennessee Blacksmith Ledger
This collection contains the ledger for a blacksmith in McMinn County, Tennessee. The blacksmith listed each job with customer name, job, and cost. Some recurring names include John and Joseph Copeland, John Benton, David Cantrell, and James Chesnutt.
Samuel M. Johnston Address
This collection consists of one piece of paper with the address of Samuel M. Johnston in Fountain Hill, McMinn County, Tennessee. It looks to date from the 19th century.
W. G. Brownlow Article
William G. Brownlow, publisher and editor of Brownlow’s Knoxville Whig, published this article in his newspaper on June 17, 1868. The piece, titled the "McMinn County Manifesto," refers to two articles published in Samuel P. Ivins’ Athens Post on October 3 and 10, 1862.
William G. Williams Report on Cherokee Territory
William W. Lowry Postmaster Appointment
This collection consists of two letters to William W. Lowry, from the Post Office Department and the Bureau of Pensions, notifying him of his appointment to Postmaster for McMinn County in Tennessee.