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Title: John J. O`Conner in New York, NY, to E. H. Crump in Washington, D. C.
Author : John J. O`Conner
Date Created: 1932-11-11
Abstract: A letter discussing Democratic Party plans to modify the Volstead Act.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)
Contributing Institution: Memphis Public Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001657
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| 202 |
Title: Civil War Oath of Allegiance
Attributed name : Sullivan County Court
Attributed name : John L. Rhea
Date Created: 1865-06-28
Abstract: This court document is John L. Rhea`s oath of allegiance to the United States after the end of the Civil War. He vows to "support all laws and proclamations which have been made during the existing rebellion with reference to the emancipation of slaves."
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Collection: Rhea Papers
Contributing Institution: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001818
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| 203 |
Title: State of Tennessee vs. Harper Vaughan, Keeping Open a Saloon on Election Day
Signer : John Lewis
Plaintiff : State of Tennessee
Defendant : Harper Vaughan
Date Created: 1884-12
Abstract: Records from the case of the State of Tennessee vs. Harper Vaughan, who was found guilty of keeping open a saloon on Election day. John Lewis was sworn in as Foreman of the Grand Jury on this case. The signatures of other jurors, including J.H. Sykes and J.A. Glasgow, also appear.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
Collection: State Circuit Court
Contributing Institution: Stewart County Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002750
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| 204 |
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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| 205 |
Title: Rebel Claim No. 76
Complainant : John M. Yee
Date Created: 1868-05-19
Abstract: This is an approved claim filed by Hardeman County, Tennessee, citizens after the Civil War for damages caused by the Confederate Army. The document includes an inventory of the damages. The Confederate Army is referred to in the document as the Rebel Army. The Civil War is identified as the Rebellion. The claim had to include witnesses who could vouch that the claimant had never given "aid, comfort, countenance, or encouragement" to the rebellion.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Collection: Rebel Claims
Contributing Institution: Bolivar-Hardeman County Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003564
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| 206 |
Title: John D. Mangum in Nashville, Tennessee to Judge O.P. Temple in Knoxville, Tennessee
Attributed name : John Mangrum
Associated name : Oliver Perry Temple, 1820-1907
Date Created: 1882-10-01
Abstract: Appeals to Temple to aid him in gaining freedom; Temple passed sentence, knows evidence; prisoner`s health declining after nine years in prison; record clear; can Temple help him regain liberty?
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
Collection: The O.P. Temple Papers, 1832-
Contributing Institution: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000002466
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| 207 |
Title: License of Robert Cartwright to operate a still for one month, 1797
Author : John Overton, 1766-1833
Recipient : Robert Cartwright
Associated name : William Black
Date Created: 1797-08-20
Abstract: The Supervisor of Revenue in Tennessee, John Overton, issued this permit and license to Robert Cartwright of Davidson County to operate a still for one month. Cartwright agreed to pay "the revenue," likely a tax, upon every gallon which shall accrue to the United States at the rate of 10 cents per gallon.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Revolution and the New Nation (1754-1820)
Collection: Tennessee Historical Society Miscellaneous Files, 1688-1951
Contributing Institution: Tennessee Historical Society
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000002490
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| 208 |
Title: Rebel Claim No. 14
Applicant : John R. Ray
Date Created: 1868-05-11
Abstract: Rebel Claims form filed by Tennessee citizens after the end of the Civil War. If approved, they received compensation for supplies taken by armies during the war.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Collection: Rebel Claims
Contributing Institution: Bolivar-Hardeman County Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003531
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| 209 |
Title: Rebel Claim No. 14
Applicant : John R. Ray
Date Created: 1868-05-11
Abstract: Rebel Claims form filed by Tennessee citizens after the end of the Civil War. If approved, they received compensation for supplies taken during the war.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Collection: Rebel Claims
Contributing Institution: Bolivar-Hardeman County Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003530
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| 210 |
Title: Scopes Trial jury
Associated name : John Raulston
Associated name : Jesse Goodrich
Associated name : John W. Dagley
Date Created: 1925-07
Abstract: Photograph of the Scopes Trail jury: Bluch Harros; Judge John Raulston; W. D. Taylor; Jesse Goodrich; Jack R. Thompson; William G. Day; R. L. Gentry; John Wright; R. D. West; W. D. Smith; James W. Riley; John W. Dagley; and John Bowman.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: Looking Back at Tennessee Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution: Tennessee State Library and Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000002704
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| 211 |
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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| 212 |
Title: John S. Van Winkle in Danville, Kentucky to O.P. Temple in Knoxville, Tennessee
Attributed name : John S. Van Winkle
Associated name : Oliver Perry Temple, 1820-1907
Date Created: 1880-04-30
Abstract: This letter addresses squatter`s rights in Tennessee.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
Collection: The O.P. Temple Papers, 1832-
Contributing Institution: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000002448
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| 213 |
Title: Andrew Jackson`s Commission as a Judge of the Superior Court
Signer : John Sevier, 1745-1815
Creator : William Maclin
Associated name : Andrew Jackson, 1767-1845
Date Created: 1790-12-22
Abstract: Jackson`s commission as one of the Judges of the Superior Courts of Law and Equity for the state of Tennessee from Dec. 22, 1798 signed by John Sevier.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Revolution and the New Nation (1754-1820)
Collection: The Hermitage Historic Collection
Contributing Institution: The Hermitage
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000001384
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| 214 |
Title: Justice of the Peace Commissions
Creator : John Sevier, 1745-1815
Date Created: 1785-04-15
Abstract: State of Franklin documents signed by Governor and Captain General John Sevier. Justice of the Peace commissions to Joseph Hardin, James Houston et al., Greene Co. Dated as "Ninth Year of American Independence."
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Revolution and the New Nation (1754-1820)
Collection: State of Franklin Documents, 1783-1787
Contributing Institution: C. M. McClung Historical Collection
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000001379
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| 215 |
Title: Guardian Bond
Signer : John Sisk
Date Created: 1857-04-06
Abstract: This is a $10,000 bond to administer the estate of William Sisk issued on April 6, 1857. Additional signers of the bond include Greed A. Taylor, R. Walker, Daniel T. Brown, H. Rutherford, and Joseph Brown.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Collection: County Records
Contributing Institution: White County Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003274
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| 216 |
Title: John Thomas Scopes Vs. State of Tennessee, Supreme Court Case Title Pages and Index
Creator : Tennessee Supreme Court
Associated name : John Thomas Scopes
Date Created: 1925-09-17
Abstract: Title pages and index of the appeal of the Circuit Court of Rhea County`s decision in the John Thomas Scopes` case. The complete case file is contained in the Supreme Court Records. The index gives a good overview of what is contianed in the records. John Thomas Scopes is listed as the Plaintiff in Error and the State of Tennessee is listed as the Defendant in Error.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: Tennessee Supreme Court Records, 1796-1955
Contributing Institution: Tennessee State Library and Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000002596
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| 217 |
Title: People gathered outside the Dayton Courthouse
Associated name : Dayton, Rhea County, Tennessee, Courthouse
Associated name : John Thomas Scopes
Date Created: 1925-07
Abstract: People gathered outside the Dayton courthouse listening to the Scopes trial proceedings from speakers. A sign says, "Read Your Bible."
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: Looking Back at Tennessee Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution: Tennessee State Library and Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000002708
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| 218 |
Title: John T. Scopes and defenders
Associated name : John Thomas Scopes
Associated name : Clarence Darrow, 1857-1938
Associated name : Dudley Field Malone
Date Created: 1925
Abstract: Black and white photograph of John T. Scopes standing between his defenders, Dudley Field Malone and Clarence Darrow.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: Library Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution: Tennessee State Library and Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000002699
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| 219 |
Title: 1924 Dayton football team
Associated name : John Thomas Scopes
Date Created: 1924
Abstract: Photograph of teh 1924 football team in Dayton, Tennessee. John T. Scopes was the coach and is shown in the photograph with the football team.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: Looking Back at Tennessee Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution: Tennessee State Library and Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000002718
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| 220 |
Title: John Scopes with his father
Associated name : John Thomas Scopes
Date Created: 1925-07
Abstract: Photograph of John Scopes and his father siting on the porch of Bailey's Boarding House in Dayton, Tennessee.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: Looking Back at Tennessee Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution: Tennessee State Library and Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000002716
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| 221 |
Title: John Thomas Scopes vs. State of Tennessee, Supreme Court Case Opinion
Creator : Tennessee Supreme Court
Associated name : John Thomas Scopes
Date Created: 1927-01-17
Abstract: Opinion of the Tennessee Supreme Court in the case of John Thomas Scopes vs. the State of Tennessee.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: Tennessee Supreme Court Records, 1796-1955
Contributing Institution: Tennessee State Library and Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000002597
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| 222 |
Title: John Mangrum in Nashville, Tennessee to O.P. Temple
Attributed name : John undefined Mangrum
Associated name : Oliver Perry Temple, 1820-1907
Date Created: 1883-04-23
Abstract: Mangrum was sentenced by Temple in January 1873, and served 21 years for robbery; implores Temple to request a pardon for him.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
Collection: The O.P. Temple Papers, 1832-
Contributing Institution: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000002475
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| 223 |
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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| 224 |
Title: Night Riders, Men in Disquise
Plaintiff : State of Tennessee
Defendant : John Waggoner
Scribe; Signer : John B. Bowman
Date Created: 1914-11
Abstract: Court document about a group of Night Riders in Stewart County, TN, from the case of the State of Tennessee vs. John Waggoner. The State charged Waggoner, Edgar Settles, Tom Ross, Charles Ross, Lan Parker, John McCarty, and Allen Townsend of riding while masked through Stewart County and breaking into the home of A.W. Sexton with the intent to commit a felony. Attorney General John B. Bowman wrote and signed the document. Jury Foreman C.B. Hamilton signed it as well.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: State Circuit Court
Contributing Institution: Stewart County Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002739
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| 225 |
Title: John Washington Butler
Associated name : John Washington Butler
Associated name : Tennessee General Assembly
Date Created: 1925
Abstract: A black and white photograph of John Washington Butler, author of the Butler Act. This was taken from a larger compilation photograph of all of the members of the House of Representatives in the 64th General Assembly of the State of Tennessee.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: Library Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution: Tennessee State Library and Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000002701
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