Tennessee Documentary History
  Multiple Collection Search     View bookbag 
your bookbag has 0 items 
design graphic design graphic design graphic design graphic design graphic design graphic design graphic design graphic
design graphic Home design graphic   Searchdesign graphic design graphic Browse design graphic Help
design graphic design graphic design graphic design graphic design graphic design graphic
list of all pages | add to bookbag | view text


Title:[Letter] 1850 Sep. 9, Knoxville, Tennessee [to] Adam Fergusson, Carthage, Tennessee / J. J. Burnett : a machine readable transcription of an image
Author:Burnett, J. J.
Availability:

This work is the property of the Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, TN. It may be used freely by individuals for research, teaching, and personal use as long as this statement of availability is included in the text. For all other use contact the Tennessee State Library and Archives, 403 Seventh Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37243-0312. (615) 741-2764.

Date: September 9, 1850
Extent: 1p
Summary:This is a letter from J. J. Burnett to Adam Fergusson, dated September 9, 1850. Burnett writes that the Supreme Court is convening in Knoxville. He also mentions how excited the people in Knoxville are about the railroad and that they also seem like nice people.
Collection:Fergusson Papers
Box: IV-G-1 b2
Folder:9
Document:sl305
Keywords:



Page [1]  view page image

Knoxville Tennessee Sept [September] 9 1850
Sir

I arived [arrived] at this place [unclear: nearly ? doing ] but hope I shall be able to do my duty I canot [cannot] say at what time I shall back home but shall press my business as rapidly as possible. My eyes are much informed — I hope to be able to be [at at] home on the last Saturday in this month but Cannot tell. please Call and See my family, should any thing go wrong please attend to it. The Supreme Court Convenes in Knoxville to day it will sit some four or five weeks. East Tennessee is dertemined [determined] to be a Great Country. Greate [Greate] excitement about rail roads — Knoxville is looking up the people appear quite friendly — We are behind the age in Carthage Some fifty years. I shall leav [leave] tomorrow for Tazewell Claiborne County and shall return as soon as possible to this place should any thing happen I will write to you I shall attend the Mason Lodge to night

Yours Fraternally J J Burnett
Adam Fergusson EsqCarthage Tenn [Tennessee]

A product of DLPS
To comment or inquire about content, contact UTK Special Collections
To report errors, contact UTK Special Collections