Bibliographic Records
Database:
Volunteer Voices: The Growth of Democracy in Tennessee
Query:
vvcat: "A.4"
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Title: President Jackson's March
Composer : John F. Abercrombie
Date Created: 1829-1837
Abstract: The full title of this composition is "President Jackson's March, For ONe or Two Performers." This piece of sheet music is found in a small volume of compiled music owned by a person who lived in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Collection: Andrew Jackson Sheet Music Collection
Contributing Institution: Center for Popular Music
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000001487
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Title: President Jackson's Grand March
Composer : John F. Goneke
Date Created: 1829 - 1837
Abstract: This is a Grand March composed for the Piano Forte in homage to President Jackson "As Performed at the Chesnut Theatre."
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Collection: Andrew Jackson Sheet Music Collection
Contributing Institution: Center for Popular Music
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000001486
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Title: John Fain to John Rhea in Knoxville, Tennessee
Author : John Fain
Date Created: 1790 - 1870
Abstract: Postcard to John Rhea in Knoxville, Tennessee from John Fain regarding Fain`s successful and unsucessful attempts to collect on Rhea`s debts.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Collection: Rhea Papers
Contributing Institution: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001817
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Title: John Enochs Deed to One Acre
Creator : John Gevelrich
Date Created: 1830-11-16
Abstract: This document is titled, "John Enochs Deed to One Acre". It is a contract for the indenture of John Enochs for one acre of land. The land is in Lincoln County, TN. The deed is dated 1830-11-16. On the deed are two later statements from Henry Relso, Clerk of the Lincoln County Court, dated December 16th, 1864 and Febuary 4th, 1865.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Collection: Dillingham, Charles U., Deeds and Papers, 1833-1907
Contributing Institution: Moore County Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002775
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Title: John H. Berry vs. William Sullivan et al.
Plaintiff : John H. Berry
Defendant : Sullivan
Date Created: 1864-65
Abstract: Court report of Berry v. Sullivan.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Collection: Hawkins County Archives
Contributing Institution: Hawkins County Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002799
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Title: [Letter] 1849 Aug. 16, Tallahassee, [Florida] [to] Mattie [Rice]
Author : John H. Rice
Recipient : Mattie Rice
Date Created: 1849-08-16
Abstract: This document is a summary written by John H. Rice to his sister, Mattie, on August 16, 1849. In the letter, John writes about the events going on in and around where he lives in Tallahassee, Florida. He writes about his preaching, the cholera that is making many people sick, his approaching marriage, and the Indian Wars taking place in Florida at the time.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Collection: Porter-Rice Family Papers, 1826-1927
Contributing Institution: University of Memphis Special Collections
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003131
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Title: John Johnston in Memphis, TN, to Fonville Neville in Denmark, TN
Author : John Johnston
Date Created: 1910 - 1920
Abstract: A letter reminiscing about life in Denmark, Tennessee prior to the Civil War. The town of Denmark, close to Jackson, was passed up by a railroad and shrank in size until it was eventually unincorporated in the late 20th century.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Collection: The Fonville Neville Papers
Contributing Institution: Union University
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001918
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Title: 1813 Sep. 30 Tellico Blockhouse [Tenn. to] Colonel Return J. Meigs
Author : John Lenley
Recipient : Return J. Meigs, 1740-1823
Date Created: 1813-09-30
Abstract: This letter, dated September 30, 1813, is from John Lenley to Col. Return J. Meigs. In the letter, Lenley asks Meigs to convince the Cherokee to become enemies with the Creek in the interest of protecting the white settlers living in the frontier.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Collection: Penelope Allen Collection, 1801-1984
Contributing Institution: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003085
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Title: Copy of Land Indenture Agreement between John Love and Moses Fisk
Arranger; Signer : John Love
Assignee : Moses Fisk, 1759-1843
Signer; Transcriber : Andrew Patterson
Date Created: 1831-12-06
Abstract: This indenture agreement details the sale of 60,400 acres by John Love of Greene County, Tennessee to Moses Fisk of Overton County, Tennessee. The land was originally purchased by Love from Stockely Donelson in 1795. The indenture describes the land tracts involved in the sale. The document was registered and examined in Greene County, Tennessee on March 4, 1833 and in Jackson County on April 2, 1833. John M. Gipson, the Register of Jackson County, Tennessee, officially registered the document on March 8, 1855.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Collection: County Records
Contributing Institution: Jackson County Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003588
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Title: Receipts for the Cure of Most Diseases Incident to the Human Family by the Celebrated Indian Doctor, John Mackentosh, of the Cherokee Nation
Author : John Mackentosh
Date Created: 1827
Abstract: This is a published work of receipts, or recipes, for treatment of a variety of injuries and diseases, including whooping cough, snake bite, sprained ankles, cholic, and fever. The work was written by John Mackentosh, a Doctor of the Cherokee Nation, and appears to have been published in New York, 1827.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Collection: Rare Books Collection
Contributing Institution: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002944
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Title: Map of Tennessee
Creator : John Melish, 1771-1822
Associated name : John Strothers
Date Created: 1818
Abstract: Title on map: Map of Tennessee Constructed from the Surveys of the late John Strothers and other Documents by John Melish There are Statistical and Geological remarks and a chart of the population of Tennessee by counties in 1810, showing a total population of 261,647. Cherokee and Chickasaw territory is outlined. Counties outlined in color. Date from TSLA records; notation below Scale says S. Harrison, 1817
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Collection: Map Collection
Contributing Institution: Tennessee State Library and Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000001995
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Title: 1831 Jan. 31, Vineyard Hill [to] Mr. Walter C. Moore
Author : John Moore
Recipient : Walter C. Moore
Date Created: 1831-01-31
Abstract: This is a letter from John Moore dated January 31, 1831 to his brother Walter Moore. It is a personal correspondence updating the status of the families health and travels.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Collection: Colonel James Moore King Collection, 1792-1877
Contributing Institution: Albert Gore Sr. Research Center
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002895
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Title: 1828 Oct. 2, Tuskaloosa, Alabama [to] Governor [Sam] Houston, State of Tennessee
Author : John Murphy
Recipient : Samuel Houston
Date Created: 1828-10-02
Abstract: The following document is a letter, dated October 2, 1828, from Alabama Governor John Murphy to Sam Houston, governor of Tennessee (1827-1829). Murphy states that recent act passed by the US Congress called for the opening of a canal at the Muscle Shoals in Alabama. Murphy writes to solicit the cooperation and assistance of the state of Tennessee, not only in building the proposed canal, but also to build a railroad running through the valleys of the Mississippi River.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Collection: Governor Samuel Houston Papers, 1827-1829
Contributing Institution: Tennessee State Library and Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002928
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Title: Slave loan contract for Cain
Author : John Porter
Date Created: 1819-02-23
Abstract: Promissory note offering the use of a slave boy, Cain, in exchange for six hundred dollars. The note of the return on the back is dated April 9, 1830.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Collection: McCutchen Family Papers
Contributing Institution: Tennessee State Library and Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001914
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Title: 1824 Apr. 20, Washington City [to] Jno. [i.e., John] C. Calhoun, Secretary of War
Author : John Ross
Recipient : John C. Calhoun
Date Created: 1824-04-20
Abstract: This document is a letter dated April 20, 1824, written by John Ross to John C. Calhoun, US Secretary of War. Ross writes in complaint of a reservation given to John Spears which encroaches upon the land of Lewis Ross, given to him under the terms of the Treaty of 1819. Ross asks for further investigation into the matter.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Collection: Penelope Allen Collection, 1801-1984
Contributing Institution: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003055
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Title: 1812 Dec. 31, Fort Massac, Ill. [to] Return J. Meigs, Highwassee Garrison
Author : John Ross
Recipient : Return J. Meigs, 1740-1823
Date Created: 1812-12-31
Abstract: This is a letter written in 1812 by John Ross to Return J. Meigs, Agent to the Cherokee Indians; in the letter Ross describes his trip down the Tennessee River from Fort Massac.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Collection: Penelope Allen Collection, 1801-1984
Contributing Institution: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003042
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Title: 1822 Nov. 8, Petition to run a ferry on the Chatahoochy River
Author : John Ross
Recipient : William May
Date Created: 1822-11-08
Abstract: This document is a petition, dated November 8, 1822, to the Cherokee Nation to allow William and Daniel May a permit to open a new road for ferry access on the Chattahoochee River. Also included is a decision by the Cherokee Council to request a law suit against Richard Winn for taking forcible possession of the ferry bank previously used by the Mays.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Collection: Penelope Allen Collection, 1801-1984
Contributing Institution: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003062
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Title: Slave bill of sale for Sam, purchased by Lipscomb
Author : John Tull
Assignee : Robert Hurst
Associated name : Thomas Lipscomb
Date Created: 1843-04-17
Abstract: Bill of sale to Thomas Lipscomb for a slave boy named Sam, age 6-7, purchased for $175. The deed is registered with Bedford County clerk. Tull warrants that the boy is "sound in body," possesses a good mind, and is a slave for life.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Collection: Travellers Rest
Contributing Institution: Travellers Rest Plantation and Museum
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002789
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Title: Bill of Complaint Against Arthur H. Henley & Others, and Reply
Complainant; Signer : John W. Ghee
Respondent; Signer : Arthur H. Henley
Respondent; Signer : Andrew Cowan
Date Created: 1844
Abstract: A bill of complaint made by John W. Ghee, citizen of Monroe County. The complaint opposes the formation of a new county (Jones) from portions of Monroe and Blount Counties. Arthur H. Henley, Andrew Cowan, John P. Hardin, and Joseph Sullivan were appointed to set Jones County`s boundaries. Ghee accuses them of not conducting proper surveys and of holding illegal elections. They defend themselves in a response to Ghee`s complaint.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Collection: Monroe County Archives
Contributing Institution: Monroe County Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003579
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Title: 1838 Sep. 15, Elyton, Alabama [to] Henry King, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Author : John Woods
Recipient : Henry King
Date Created: 1838-09-15
Abstract: This is a short letter dated September 15, 1838 from J. Woods to Henry King. The content of the letter concerns the selling price of meat in different areas of the South, including North Carolina and Alabama.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Collection: Colonel James Moore King Collection, 1792-1877
Contributing Institution: Albert Gore Sr. Research Center
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002878
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Title: Saunders, Jordan M. in Warrenton, VA to Burford, David in Dixon Springs, TN
Author : Jordan M. Saunders
Date Created: 1844-06-26
Abstract: Discussion of state politics and the upcoming presidential election. Saunders discusses Polk`s popularity in Virginia and requests Burford`s immediate answer on Polk`s prospects in Tennessee. Requests information on the state of politics in Smith County.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Collection: David Burford Paper, 1814-1855
Contributing Institution: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001822
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Title: Saunders, Jordan M. in Warrenton, VA to Burford, David in Smith County, TN
Author : Jordan M. Saunders
Associated name : Alexander Marshall
Associated name : Thomas Fitzhugh
Date Created: 1839-12-23
Abstract: Letter from Saunders granting Burford power of attorney to as an agent for selling slaves. Includes affidavit by Saunders and certification by a Justice of the Peace, County Clerk, and magistrate of Fauquier County because Saunders was not in attendance for the signing of the agreement. Includes a financial account concerning the sale of slaves.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Collection: David Burford Paper, 1814-1855
Contributing Institution: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001821
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Title: State of Tennessee vs. Joseph B. Allsup
Plaintiff : State of Tennessee
Defendant : Joseph B. Allsup
Compiler : Circuit Court of Grainger County
Date Created: 1874-05-30
Abstract: Records of a case brought by the State of Tennessee against Joseph B. Allsup in Grainger County. Allsup was accused of murdering F. Marion Ballinger with a rock. E. Ballinger, the prosecutor, claimed that Allsup murdered Marion Ballinger "feloniously and with malice." However, John Bird testified before Clerk D.H. Meek that Marion Ballinger had provoked and hit Allsup before the attack.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Collection: Hamblen County Archives
Contributing Institution: Hamblen County Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002836
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Title: First commencement address at Union University
Author : Joseph H. Eaton
Date Created: 1850
Abstract: The first commencement address given at Union University in Murfreesborough, Tennessee. It was given by President Joseph H. Eaton. Union University was established in 1841. It would later merge with West Tennessee College in Jackson to form the Southwestern Baptist University, still in Jackson. In 1907 the Southwestern Baptist University was renamed Union University, bringing events full circle.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Collection: University History collection
Contributing Institution: Union University
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001671
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Title: Joseph Hamilton, Guardian of Heirs of Benjamin Davis vs. Dudley Talley, Adm. of Joseph Talley
Plaintiff : Joseph Hamilton
Defendant : Dudley Talley
Date Created: 1867-08-19
Abstract: Records of a case which Joseph Hamilton, guardian of the heirs of Benjamin Davis, brought against Dudley Talley, administrator of the estate of Joseph Talley. Joseph Talley had sworn to pay the guardian of Davis` heirs $19.03. Jefferson County Justice of the Peace W.S. Reece issued a warrant ordering that Dudley Talley, Joseph Talley`s executor, answer Hamilton in a plea of debt.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Collection: Hamblen County Archives
Contributing Institution: Hamblen County Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003507
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