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Lee, Charles Carter, 1798-1871. Papers of Charles Carter Lee and the Lee family [manuscript], 1768-1931 (bulk 1780-1871).

Title: Papers of Charles Carter Lee and the Lee family [manuscript], 1768-1931 (bulk 1780-1871).

Papers collected by Charles Carter Lee include papers of General Light-Horse-Harry Lee, Major Henry Lee, Charles Carter Lee, and John Penn Lee. Light-Horse-Harry Lee's papers consist mainly of correspondence pertinent to his "Memoirs of the War in the Southern Department of the United States." Other topics include anti-Federalism, travel to the West Indies and advice to a son. Light-Horse-Harry Lee's correspondents include William Goddard, Christopher R. Greene, Nathanael Greene (copies), Andrew Jackson (copy), Lafayette (copy), Ann Hill Carter Lee, James Madison (copies), Nathaniel Pendleton, and George Washington (copy). Major Henry Lee's papers consist primarily of correspondence written during his residence in Europe in the 1830s. Topics of interest include James Wilkinson's defeat before Montreal, Jacksonian era politics, David Porter in the Mediterranean, Lee's biography of Napoleon and proposed biography of Andrew Jackson, Lee's financial and legal troubles, Lee's literary efforts. Prominent people discussed include James Buchanan, Henry Clay, John H. Eaton, Thomas Jefferson, Amos Kendall, Gales and Seaton, Henry St. George Tucker, and Daniel Webster. There is fairly extensive correspondence with Charles Carter Lee, Major William B. Lewis and Duff Green. Other correspondents include John Armstrong, James Biddle, Charles L. Bonaparate, Daniel Brent, John Carroll Brent, James L. Cathcart, Edward Vernon Childe, John Browne Cutting, Andrew Jackson Donelson, George William Featherstonhaugh, and Robert Selden Garnett. Also Francis Walker Gilmer, James A. Hamilton, William B. Hodgson, Sam Houston, Rachel Jackson, Peter Augustus Jay, Anne R. Lee, Charles Carter Lee, Hugh S. Legaré, Benjamin Watkins Leigh, John McLean, James Madison, John Marshall, John Moore of Paris, Nathaniel Niles, Barry O'Meara, Thomas Ritchie, Meritt M. Robinson, Gilbert C. Russell, Andrew Stevenson, John Taliaferro, Martin Van Buren, William Conway Whittle, and James Wilkinson. The papers of Charles Carter Lee constitute the bulk of the collection and contain manuscripts of his literary works and speeches, correspondence, and legal and financial papers. Topics include his student days at Harvard; a reply to George Henry Moore's "Mr. Lee's plan--March 29, 1777. The treason of Charles Lee"; scattered political commentary including remarks on William Cabell Rives; and a description of the capture of General William Henry Fitzhugh Lee, 1863. Correspondents include William S. Archer, Henry Carey Baird, Nathaniel Burwell, George H. Calvert, David Campbell, Bernard M. Carter, J. H. Chamberlayne, Jr., Robert Young Conrad, E. S. Davis, Frederic De Peyster, Lyman C. Draper, Benjamin Rush Floyd, Letitia Floyd, David Graham, Robert Greenhow, William Wirt Henry, Francis Kinloch, and Benjamin H. Latrobe. Also George Washington Custis Lee, Richard Henry Lee, James Lyons, A. W. McDonald, Louis McLane, James Madison (copy), Hugh Nelson, Beverley Randolph, Charles H. Randolph, Robert E. Scott, Andrew Stevenson, Norborne M. Taliaferro, Martin Van Buren, Peter Van Winkle, Daniel Webster (copy), John Wickham, and William F. Wickham. John Penn Lee papers, consist of miscellaneous printed matter, routinme legall papers and business papers of the law firm of Dillard and Lee, Rocky Mount, Va.

ArchivalResource: 1917 items.

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Holley, Horace, 1781-1827. Letter, 1823 Aug. 14, Nashville, Tennessee [to] Luther Holley, Salisbury, Connecticut.

Title: Letter, 1823 Aug. 14, Nashville, Tennessee [to] Luther Holley, Salisbury, Connecticut.

Letter describes a recent visit to Andrew Jackson's home, the Hermitage, near Nashville, Tennessee. Subjects include Jackson and his wife, the plantation, the upcoming presidential contest, Nashville, Catherine Livingstone Stewart, and Cumberland College.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

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Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845. Andrew Jackson letter, 1814 July 16.

Title: Andrew Jackson letter, 1814 July 16.

Andrew Jackson wrote this letter to his wife upon his arrival at Fort Jackson, La. He discusses the prospects of further conflicts with Indian war parties, and relates his intent to return to Tennessee soon, pending the outcome of an impending meeting with tribal leaders. Jackson also mentions the plight of starving Indian families, and instructs his wife to take good care of two horses he has sent to her.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

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Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845. ALS, 1814 Aug. 23, Mobile, to Rachel Jackson.

Title: ALS, 1814 Aug. 23, Mobile, to Rachel Jackson.

Extols the beauty and richness of the Alabama country and predicts that it will soon be thickly settled and prosperous. He has ordered the garrison returned to the fort at Mobile, and hopes that the war will soon be over in the south so he can return home; has injured his arm.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (3 p.); 26 cm.

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Lawrence family. Papers : addition, 1790-1902.

Title: Papers : addition, 1790-1902.

Consists of the papers of the Lawrence family, including slave bills of sale and handwritten copies of correspondence. William B. Walton is the buyer listed on all of the slave bills of sale. Correspondents include William Pitt Lawrence, Phila Ann Lawrence, Stockley Donelson, Andrew Jackson Donelson, Rachel Jackson, Andrew Jackson, Nancy P. Lawrence, Rev. Nathaniel Lawrence, Anna Clark Tippens, and J.B. Killebrew.

ArchivalResource: 27 items.

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Stone, Irving, 1903-1989. Irving Stone papers, 1923-1990s (bulk 1934-1989).

Title: Irving Stone papers, 1923-1990s (bulk 1934-1989).

Consists of Stone's correspondence; research material, drafts, publicity, and ephemera related to his writings; professional and personal papers; and subject files, along with some papers of his wife, Jean Stone. Stone's correspondence reflects his many activities as both a private person and a public figure. His writings contain files for all his major works, chiefly biographical novels, but also including biographies, history, novels, short stories, dramatic works, articles, speeches, and reviews, as well as books he edited himself or with Jean Stone, and works by others to which he contributed segments. Also includes files related to Stone's appearances, interviews, travels, bio-bibliographic information, contracts, honors and awards, and teaching, along with family correspondence and some personal miscellany. Jean Stone papers include biographical material; an article written by her; files related to appearances, interviews, travel, and awards, as well as material detailing her activities within community organizations; and some personal miscellany. Jean Stone's edits of Irving Stone's drafts are found with his files for each work.

ArchivalResource: 566 boxes, 33 oversize boxes, 37 oversize folders, and 3 v. (247 linear feet)

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Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845. ALS, 1804 Apr. 6, Knoxville, Tenn., to Rachel Jackson.

Title: ALS, 1804 Apr. 6, Knoxville, Tenn., to Rachel Jackson.

Wishes to return home to her but fears that returning now would bring poverty; he may be appointed to the government of New Orleans.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p.); 23 cm.

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Jackson, Rachel, 1767-1828. Rachel Jackson letter to Katherine Duane Morgan, 1825 May 18.

Title: Rachel Jackson letter to Katherine Duane Morgan, 1825 May 18.

Consists of one autograph letter signed by Rachel Jackson to Mrs. Katherine Duane Morgan regarding her trip from Washington to the Hermitage, her feelings on the outcome of the election which permitted them to retire from public life, and thanking Morgan for her hospitality. The letter is dated 18 May 1825 from the Hermitage.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (0.1 linear feet)

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Beard, William Ewing, 1873-1950. Papers, 1828-1950.

Title: Papers, 1828-1950.

Consists of clippings, correspondence, notes, photographs, sketches, speeches and writings of William E. Beard, soldier, journalist, war correspondent, naval historian and officer of the Tennessee Historical Commission. These items relate primarily to Tennessee, the Civil War, and naval history.

ArchivalResource: ca. 1, 500 items.

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Call, R. K. (Richard Keith), 1791-1862. Papers, 1801-1911.

Title: Papers, 1801-1911.

Correspondence (1801-1862) from military and political leaders and concerning Call's opposition to slavery and his journal (1861), a reminiscence about the history of Florida from the 1820s and containing letters received from Andrew and Rachel Jackson; together with other papers (1859-1911) including writings by his daughter, Ellen Call Long, on a wide range of topics, Civil War news clippings, and correspondence including a letter from Harriet Beecher Stowe.

ArchivalResource: 2 cubic ft.

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Caldwell, Mary Emily French, 1896-1982. Collection, ca. 1930-1940.

Title: Collection, ca. 1930-1940.

Scrapbooks, notes and memorabilia of Mary French Caldwell, Nashville, Tennessee, local historian and author.

ArchivalResource: ca. 200 items.

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Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845. ALS, 1814 Feb. 1, Fort Strother, Miss., to Rachel Jackson.

Title: ALS, 1814 Feb. 1, Fort Strother, Miss., to Rachel Jackson.

Jackson tells his wife not to be upset by his adversaries' attacks on his reputation; he is doing his duty with a clear conscience. He sends her a copy (not present) of an approving letter from the secretary of war (John Armstrong). Jackson expects soon to put an end to the Creek War, and sends a young Indian named Syncoya to her to be treated as an orphan.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.); 26 cm.

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Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845. ALS : Washington, D.C., to Rachel Jackson, 1824 May 19.

Title: ALS : Washington, D.C., to Rachel Jackson, 1824 May 19.

News of actions in Congress and plans for his return home.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p.) ; 25 cm.

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Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845. ALS, 1823 Nov. 16, Kingston, Tenn., to Rachel Jackson.

Title: ALS, 1823 Nov. 16, Kingston, Tenn., to Rachel Jackson.

Jackson and John Henry Eaton, on the way to Washington to take their seats in the Senate, have reached Kingston safely and been entertained by the citizens. Jackson is worried by his wife's distress at his leaving and promises that if he returns home he will never leave her again.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p.); 26 cm.

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James Thomas Fields collection of autographs and portraits of distinguished women, 1814-1907.

Title: James Thomas Fields collection of autographs and portraits of distinguished women, 1814-1907.

Letters and portraits collected by the American publisher James Thomas Fields.

ArchivalResource: 3 boxes (1 linear ft.)

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Jackson, Rachel, 1767-1828. ALS, 1821 July 22, Pensacola, Fla., to an unidentified correspondent.

Title: ALS, 1821 July 22, Pensacola, Fla., to an unidentified correspondent.

Remembers her correspondent's hospitality in New Orleans and looks forward to his visit; praises an unnamed young lady.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p.); 24 cm.

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Donelson, Bettie Mizell, 1862-1939. Family papers, 1787-1938.

Title: Family papers, 1787-1938.

Correspondence, legal papers, clippings, photographs, and scrapbooks relating to the activities of Bettie Mizell Donelson and other members of the Donelson family. Correspondence consists of both early family letters and the correspondence of Bettie Mizell Donelson on such topics as the Ladies' Hermitage Association, the refurbishing of the Hermitage, and the work of the Woman's Board of the Tennessee Centennial Exposition. The legal papers involve the Donelson family during the late 18th and early 19th centuries and include North Carolina land grants, court records, and indentures. The scrapbooks include one volume of articles written about Andrew and Rachel Jackson, two volumes on the murder of William Alexander Donelson, six volumes on the Ladies' Hermitage Association, one volume on the Woman's Christian Temperance Union and woman suffrage, and one volume on the Woman's Board of the Tennessee Centennial Exposition. Photographs relate to Andrew Jackson Donelson, Bettie Mizell Donelson, the Hermitage, Andrew and Rachel Jackson, the Ladies' Hermitage Association, and Mount Vernon.

ArchivalResource: 530 items and 17 volumes.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/28599806 View

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845. ALS : Chickasaw, Miss., to Rachel Jackson, 1816 Sept. 12.

Title: ALS : Chickasaw, Miss., to Rachel Jackson, 1816 Sept. 12.

Concerns the treaty negotiations, also family matters.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.) ; 25 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122690049 View

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845. Letter to Rachel Donelson Jackson, 1818 June w.

Title: Letter to Rachel Donelson Jackson, 1818 June w.

Andrew Jackson recounts events of his southern campaign against the Indians of northern Florida at St. Marks and Pensacola; gives his itinerary and hopes to meet her along the way; and sends greetings to family and friends. Also present is a printed version of the last letter from Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson to her son, Andrew Jackson written in 1781 shortly before her death.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

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Blackburn College. Bulletin, 1978.

Title: Bulletin, 1978.

Consists of a Blackburn College bulletin containing biographical information on Gideon Blackburn (1772-1838), founder of the college and chaplain and counselor to Gen. Andrew Jackson.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

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Donelson, John, 1718-1785. Letter, 1785 Feb. 9 [to] Willis Green, county court clerk, Lincoln County, Kentucky.

Title: Letter, 1785 Feb. 9 [to] Willis Green, county court clerk, Lincoln County, Kentucky.

Consists of a letter from John Donelson to the clerk of the Lincoln County, Ky. court concerning the proposed marriage of his daughter, Rachel Donelson, to Lewis Roberts [i.e. Robards]. Rachel Donelson Robards later married Andrew Jackson of Tennessee.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

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Hamilton, James A. (James Alexander), 1788-1878. ALS, 1828 Jan. 1, to Gulian C. Verplanck.

Title: ALS, 1828 Jan. 1, to Gulian C. Verplanck.

In this letter, written en route to New Orleans, Hamilton describes Jackson's home life, character, and political views.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (8 p.) ; 25 cm.

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Lone Pine Farm photograph album [graphic], circa 1900.

Title: Lone Pine Farm photograph album [graphic], circa 1900.

93 black and white engravings and 11 black and white photographs in 1 album, ca. 1900, of Lone Pine Farm and notable personages, mostly women, including: Andrew and Rachel Jackson; George and Martha Washington; Alexander Hamilton; Henry and Lucretia Clay; Henry W. Corbett; Other American politicians and wives, as well as some European queens.

ArchivalResource: .29 cubic feet (1 album)

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Galt, William Richard, 1818-1892. Recollections of the Hermitage in 1828 [manuscript].

Title: Recollections of the Hermitage in 1828 [manuscript].

Galt accompanied his father Alexander on a trip West that included a stay at the Hermitage. He records his impressions of the General, his wife, and friends John Coffee, Edmund Pendleton Gaines and John Henry Eaton. He mentions a celebration that occurred after the news that another state had gone for Jackson, and the slander campaign against Mrs. Jackson.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

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Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845. ALS : Fort Jackson, Miss., to Rachel Jackson, 1814 July 31.

Title: ALS : Fort Jackson, Miss., to Rachel Jackson, 1814 July 31.

News of a British landing forces Jackson to go to Mobile and prepare its defenses rather than returning home.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p.) ; 33 cm.

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Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845. Letter, Hermitage, to Francis Preston [manuscript] 1828 Dec. 18.

Title: Letter, Hermitage, to Francis Preston [manuscript] 1828 Dec. 18. 1828.

Given in memory of Mary McDowell Venable Minor. Jackson replies to a letter of congratulations on his election as president. He writes of his triumph over political enemies and his hopes for a highly principled administration devoted to the good of the country. A short post-script notes his wife's sudden illness.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

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Decatur, John P. Letter, dated 1829 January 21, Portsmouth, to Andrew Jackson.

Title: Letter, dated 1829 January 21, Portsmouth, to Andrew Jackson.

Decatur's retained copy of letter of sympathy upon the death of Rachel Jackson.

ArchivalResource: 2 p. ; 32 x 18 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/31073422 View

Lamb-Sykes family papers 1680-1947 1819-1911 Lamb-Sykes family papers

Title: Lamb-Sykes family papers 1680-1947 1819-1911 Lamb-Sykes family papers

The Lamb-Sykes family papers contain correspondence, financial and legal documents, daguerreotypes, and other materials related to the Philadelphia families' daily lives and business endeavors. The collection reflects their legal and mercantile affairs, investments, real estate, and involvement with the Mechanics Bank of Philadelphia.

ArchivalResource: 11 linear feet

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