- keyword(s): * Years: 1500 to 1900
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Andrew Jackson Collection
This collection contains four handwritten legal trial transcripts, arranged in four file folders, signed by Andrew Jackson who was the Judge of the Superior Court. A typescript of each letter is included in the folders.
John Davis Family Papers
This collection provides information on the life and career of an early settler in Nashville, John Elisha Davis. Much of this collection consists of land documents and early survey records. Researchers interested in the Davis family history will also find rich material in a short family booklet.
Rabbi Moshe Ottolenghi Papers
This collection contains approximately 175 items from the personal papers of Rabbi Moshe Ottolenghi of Thessaloniki, Greece. This includes correspondence, sermons, eulogies, songs, poems, printed broadsides, and handwritten notebooks (primarily in Ladino, Hebrew, and Italian) that primarily date to the late 19th century.
Hal Hardaway Book Collection
The Hal Hardaway Book Collection consists of books about American presidents, ranging in publication dates from the 1790s to the 1990s.
Napoléon Bonaparte Letter
This collection contains one letter sent by Napoleon Bonaparte regarding a military matter dated May 4, 1796 and a single woodcut print of Napoleon.
Andrew Jackson Law License Manuscript
This collection contains a manuscript documenting the grant of law license to Andrew Jackson signed by Governor of Tennessee John Sevier with accompanying envelope and seal. The document was signed July 5, 1796 in Knoxville. The paper was produced by Truman and Co. in Darby Creek, Pennsylvania and contains two different watermarks from the company on each piece.
Pantaleon Gutierrez y Diaz de Quijano Letter
This collection contains a letter, dated 12 May 1796, from Pantaleon Gutierrez y Diaz de Quijano, the Mayor of Bogota from 1796-1797, to the Mayor of the town of Choconta regarding judicial action in a criminal case against Manuel Mariño.
David Grieve Patent Collection
This collection contains a patent from 1797 for David Grieve for an invention in looms. The patent is signed by President John Adams, Secretary of State Timothy Pickering, and Attorney General Charles Lee.
John Sevier Letter
This letter in this collection was written by John Sevier to Colonel David Hendly in Knoxville, Tennessee, on 1797 April 2.
David Morris Harding Family Papers
This collection is primarily composed of business and personal receipts of David Morris Harding and his wife, Fanny Gieves Harding, from the early 19th century. It also includes a few letters, account statements and books, land records/surveys, and miscellaneous notes. David Morris Harding is the Uncle of William Giles Harding of Belle Meade Plantation.
Edward Dickson Hicks Family Papers
The E.D. Hicks Family Papers collection contains the personal and business records of the Hicks family. The collection spans the life of four generations of the Hicks family. The Hicks family was a prominent cattle farm owning family in Nashville, Tennessee. The majority of this collection's materials focus on the 2nd and 4th generations of the family.
Catherine Snow Collection
Timothy Demonbreun Collection
Sanchez Borda, Jose' Joaquin Mariano Collection
"10 Years of a Merchant's Correspondence" - a copy book of a Bogata merchant's personal and business correspondence.
Francisco José de Caldas Map Collection
This collection contains two maps of Colombia comprised of five and three fragments that were created by Francisco José de Caldas, circa 1802-1807. One map depicts part of Antioquia in three fragments. The other map depicts the Cauca Valley in Colombia in five fragments. Also included in the collection are field notes related to the maps created by Caldas.
Aaron Ogden Collection
Contains a letter from Aaron Ogden, of the Gibbons vs. Ogden case (1824), which may be addressed to "Liz," possibly his wife, Elizabeth Chetwood. Includes note with provenance information.
Maya Medical Manuscripts
This manuscript contains two manuscripts in one, which consists of a book of medical remedies, with illnesses cross-referenced to plants and various curing recipes. In Maya and Spanish, the two constitute respectively, the original Recetario de los Indios, and the Cuaderno de Teabo. This volume offers insights into the ailments that plagued inhabitants of Mexico in the nineteenth century.
Jamaica Coffee Trade Manuscripts
Andrew Nelson Lytle Papers
The Andrew Lytle Papers, 1804-1995, consist of the correspondence, writings, research files, and personal materials of author, educator, editor, and critic Andrew Lytle, 1902-1995.
Colombian Liquor Trade Records
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