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Title: 1817 May 19, Highwassee [to] Col[onel] R[eturn] J. Meigs, Highwassee
Author : Russell Goodrich
Recipient : Return J. Meigs
Date Created: 1817-05-19
Abstract: This document is a letter dated May 19, 1817 and addressed to Return J. Meigs, agent to the Cherokee Nation, from Russell Goodrich. Goodrich writes to inform Meigs about work being done on a turnpike road between Georgia and Tennessee that will significantly decrease travel time between the two states. Goodrich also inquires if some land could be taken from the Cherokee Nation and given as a favor to a woman.
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=200800000003052
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| 102 |
Title: Invoice from attorney, Sam Silverstein
Author : Sam Silverstein
Recipient : Smoky Mountain Railroad Company
Date Created: 1942-12-07
Abstract: Invoice for services rendered by attorney Sam Silverstein for Smoky Mountain Railroad, including conferences and contract negotiations with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) regarding Douglas Dam and other matters.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)
Collection: Smoky Mountain Railroad Collection
Contributing Institution: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001563
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| 103 |
Title: Order for the Paving and Graving of the Sidewalks of Franklin Street in Clarksville, Tennessee
Author : Sammuel McFall
Date Created: 1839-10-10
Abstract: Printed in the June 4, 1840 edition of the Clarksville Chronicle. The Mayor and Aldermen of Clarksville ordained that the owners of property on Franklin Street grade and pave their side walks by January 1st, with the instruction that the "pavement to be made of Brick & the curb stone not to exceed six inches above the curbing of the dranes." It seems interesting that this ad appears in the paper 5 months after the work should have been completed.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Collection: General Special Collections
Contributing Institution: Clarksville Montgomery County Public Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003264
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| 104 |
Title: Samuel Roberts Letters
Author : Samuel Roberts
Contributor : W. M. Corry
Contributor : W. Bebb
Date Created: 1865-04-29
Abstract: A letter in Robert`s handwriting, requesting Brownlow`s support for the completion of "the contemplated Midland line of railway between Lexington, Kentucky, and Knoxville, Tennessee, via point Burnside and the Elk Gap." Discusses the advantages of such a railroad. Written on the back of a broadside (dated 1860 with reprinted letters by Samuel Roberts, W.M. Corry, and W. Bebb).
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Collection: William G. Brownlow Papers
Contributing Institution: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001803
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| 105 |
Title: Samuel H. Whitaker in Cincinnati, Ohio to W.J. Isaacson in Dayton, Tennessee
Author : Samuel Whitaker
Recipient : W.J. Isaacson
Date Created: 1886-03-02
Abstract: A letter from Samuel H. Whitaker in Cincinnati, Ohio, to W.J. Isaacson, Esq., in Dayton, TN. Whitaker instructs Isaacson to ship iron to various customers, including the Stoddard Manufacturing Company and the Gem City Stove Company in Dayton, Ohio.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
Collection: Clyde W. Roddy Public Library
Contributing Institution: Clyde W. Roddy Public Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003492
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| 106 |
Title: The Onega steamer
Former owner : T.J. Campbell
Date Created: 1880 - 1920
Abstract: This photograph is titled, "The Oneda Steamer". The reverse side of the photograph reads; "Steamer Onega, a small Knoxville packet which once bore Admiral George Dewey on its decks."
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: Clyde W. Roddy Public Library
Contributing Institution: Clyde W. Roddy Public Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002196
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| 107 |
Title: The Tennessee riverboat
Former owner : T.J. Campbell
Date Created: 1930 - 1975
Abstract: This photograph is titled, "The Tennessee Riverboat". The reverse side reads: The Tennessee, a diesel-motor modern craft being operated by the government in river improvement work about Muscle Shoals.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Postwar United States (1945-1970)
Collection: Clyde W. Roddy Public Library
Contributing Institution: Clyde W. Roddy Public Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002088
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| 108 |
Title: The T.L. Brown steamer
Former owner : T.J. Campbell
Date Created: 1885 - 1925
Abstract: This photograph is titled, "The T.L. Brown steamer". The reverse side reads, "The T.L. Brown, a Kingston steamer on a river outing occasion."
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: Clyde W. Roddy Public Library
Contributing Institution: Clyde W. Roddy Public Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002136
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| 109 |
Title: The City of Knoxville riverboat
Former owner : T.J. Campbell
Date Created: 1870 - 1900
Abstract: This photograph is titled, "The City of Knoxville rivverboat". The reverse side reads, "2nd City of Knoxville; 22 ms wide."
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
Collection: Clyde W. Roddy Public Library
Contributing Institution: Clyde W. Roddy Public Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002145
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| 110 |
Title: The Joe Wheeler riverboat
Former owner : T.J. Campbell
Date Created: 1898 - 1919
Abstract: This photograph is titled, "The Joe Wheeler riverboat". The reverse side reads, "steamer Joe Wheeler, last of the old packets which operated out of Chattanooga."
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: Clyde W. Roddy Public Library
Contributing Institution: Clyde W. Roddy Public Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002137
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| 111 |
Title: W.C. Hanegar
Former owner : T.J. Campbell
Date Created: 1885 - 1865
Abstract: This photograph is titled, "W. C. Henegar". The reverse reads, "Capt. W.C. Henegar, master of numerous steamboats before and after the Civil war. . Verso reads: who probably commanded more different boats in the course of his life than any other master on the Tennessee"
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Collection: Clyde W. Roddy Public Library
Contributing Institution: Clyde W. Roddy Public Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002070
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| 112 |
Title: War boats in East Tennessee
Former owner : T.J. Campbell
Date Created: 1863
Abstract: This photograph is titled, "War boats in East Tennessee". The reverse side reads, "Group of war boats preparing to ascend through the gorge in the mountains below Chattanooga in the winter of 1863."
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Collection: Clyde W. Roddy Public Library
Contributing Institution: Clyde W. Roddy Public Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002146
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| 113 |
Title: City ordinances
Publisher : The Bristol Courier
Date Created: 1889-08-30
Abstract: This is a newspaper clipping from The Bristol Courier. Vol 1, no. 297, about a city ordinance to "prevent the obstruction of Main Street by railway trains, cars, &c.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
Collection: Bristol Historical Association
Contributing Institution: Bristol Historical Association
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003399
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| 114 |
Title: 1806 Nov. 25, Glass[`s] house, Louckout Montin [i.e. Lookout Mountain] to [Colonel] Return J. Meigs
Author : The Glass
Recipient : Return J. Meigs, 1740-1823
Date Created: 1806-11-25
Abstract: This document, dated November 25, 1806, is a letter to the U.S. Agent to the Cherokees, Colonel Return J. Meigs, from Cherokee headmen The Glass, Dick Justice, (Lurkill?) at home, John Lowrey, John Bogs, Porch Flower, Cumberland, and Tuskeheke gathered at Glass` house on Lookout Mountain in the Cherokee Nation. They request that ferry transport conducted by John Riley and Robert King be stopped because the Cherokees of the upper towns are determined to prevent the construction of a proposed road from Georgia to Cumberland by way of Lookout Mountain.
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=200800000003074
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| 115 |
Title: Yellow Fever in Memphis
Artist : unknown
Date Created: 1879-08-23
Abstract: A page from Frank Leslie's illustrated Newspaper with two sketches of Father Mathew Yellow Fever Camp near Memphis, TN. The top illustration shows the Sisters of Charity breaking down the camp, and the bottom illustration shows conditions during the epidemic. An article about the camp follows.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
Collection: Prints from Harpers Weekly Newspaper and Frank Leslies Illustrated Newspaper
Contributing Institution: Memphis Public Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000002832
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| 116 |
Title: Articles of Agreement [1803 Oct. 20] between the United States and the Cherokee Nation
Author : unknown
Date Created: 1803-10-20
Abstract: This document is a legal agreement dated October 20, 1803, between the Cherokee Nation and the United States to build a turnpike through Tennessee to Georgia.
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=200800000003059
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| 117 |
Title: Letter to the Freedland Overall Company in Dubois, Pennsylvania
Author : unknown
Date Created: 1913-04-16
Abstract: This letter is addressed to the Freedland Overall Company in Dubois, PA, and states the benefits available if the company is moved to Johnson City. Benefits include the railway systems and roads; churches of all denominations; schools; electric car system; an Anglo-American community of the best type; a variety of vegetables produced in the surrounding valleys; and mountain water.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: Carolina, Clinchfield, and Ohio Railway Records
Contributing Institution: Archives of Appalachia- ETSU
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000002618
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| 118 |
Title: 1806 Aug. 18, Vannsville [Charter of the Cherokee Turnpike Company]
Author : unknown
Date Created: 1806-08-18
Abstract: This document dated August 18, 1806 is the terms of the agreement between the United States and the Cherokee Nation to operate the Cherokee Turnpike Company. The turnpike crosses the mountains of Tennessee into Georgia.
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=200800000003061
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| 119 |
Title: Steamboat Hiwassee
Creator : unknown
Date Created: 1852
Abstract: Capital stock records for the Steamboat Highwassee includes list of stockholders with amount of stock held and payments to be made for shares.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Collection: Cleveland Public Library History Branch Collection
Contributing Institution: Southeast Tennessee Digital Archive Cleveland State Community College
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000000789
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| 120 |
Title: Southern Railway passenger depot
Creator : unknown
Date Created: 1900
Abstract: People mill about the Southern Railway Passenger Depot in Morristown, Tennessee. In the background on the right-side of card are several structures. The railroad truck are prominent in the foreground.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: Hamblen County Archives
Contributing Institution: Hamblen County Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000000490
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| 121 |
Title: Regular Cumberland River Packet Invoice
Creator : unknown
Date Created: 1868-03-23
Abstract: Invoice for merchandise transported to the Dover port on the Cumberland River. The invoice reads: Regular Cumberland River Packet, James Paul, Master, Dover 23 March 1868, To Steamer Mollie Gratz, Jr. 24 Plows and 3 Bundles, 7.40 Received Payment Paul, Clerk.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Collection: Clarksville Montgomery County Photographs
Contributing Institution: Austin Peay State University
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000002064
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| 122 |
Title: Evansville and Nashville Regular Weekly Packet Invoice
Creator : unknown
Date Created: 1869-02-28
Abstract: Merchandise transported on the Cumberland River via the Fanny Brandeis Steamer. Invoice reads: Evansville and Nashville Regular Weekly Packet Invoice, Henry Miller, Master, Kitt Rudd, Clerk, February 28, 1869, Ed Walters, To Steamer Fanny Brandeis, To Freight Coal , Received Payment.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Collection: Clarksville Montgomery County Photographs
Contributing Institution: Austin Peay State University
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000002065
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| 123 |
Title: Tennessee Toll Bridge Ticket
Creator : unknown
Date Created: 1937 - 1940
Abstract: This toll bridge ticket from Tennessee cost 5 cents, and was to be used by the Civilian Conservation Corps (C.C.C.) and the U.S. Army only. There was a penalty for private use.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)
Collection: Civilian Conservation Corps, Record Group 93
Contributing Institution: Tennessee State Library and Archives
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001536
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| 124 |
Title: Mobile and Ohio Shop
Photographer : unknown
Donor : Jim Driver
Date Created: 1925
Abstract: Written on back of photograph: "Inside Mobile and Ohio Shop, Iselin."
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Collection: Jackson Business History Project Collection
Contributing Institution: Jackson-Madison County Library
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001284
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| 125 |
Title: Crusher operated by prison labor, Bedford County, State Route 64
Photographer : unknown
Date Created: 1944-06-29
Abstract: This photograph shows a common practice of prison labor operating a crusher in building State Route 64 in Bedford County, Tennessee.
Tennessee State Department of Education Eras:
The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)
Collection: Historical Transportation Photographs
Contributing Institution: Tennessee Department of Transportation
URL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000001771
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