John Austin Moon Papers 1832-1921 (bulk 1860-1921)

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John Austin Moon Papers 1832-1921 (bulk 1860-1921)

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Lawyer, jurist, and U.S. representative from Tennessee. Correspondence and petitions relating to statehood for the Indian Territory, 1902; merchant ledgers belonging to Austin M. Appling, Moon’s grandfather, from Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Bristol, Virginia; and newspaper clippings concerning Moon’s political campaigns and the Tennessee Supreme Court.

50 items; 10 containers plus 1 oversize; 2.5 linear feet

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Library of Congress. Manuscript Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6357495

Library of Congress. Manuscript Division

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Appling, Austin M. (Austin Maurice), 1794-

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Dodson & Moon, Chattanooga, Tenn.

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United States. Congress. House. Post Office Committee.

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Hawaii. Organic Act.

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Tennessee. Supreme Court

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The Tennessee Supreme Court was established in 1796 and functioned without interruption with few administrative changes until the Civil War. The court was suspended during the war and was reinstated in 1867. The backlog of cases during the suspension initiated the creation of temporary courts to take up cases. The limited courts worked very well and were implemented in 1873, 1875, and 1877. The steady increase in cases made it necessary for the court system to be enlarged and in 1895 the Court o...

Moon, John Austin, 1855-1921

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Lawyer, jurist, and U.S. representative from Tennessee. From the description of Papers of John Austin Moon, 1860-1921. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79451927 Lawyer, jurist, and U.S. representative from Tennessee; of Chattanooga, Tenn. From the description of John A. Moon collection, 1891-1919. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 244394657 Biographical Note 1855, Apr. 22...

Chattanooga (Tenn.). City Attorney

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United States. Congress. House. Committee on Post Office and Post Roads

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Dodson & Moon

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United States. Post Office Department

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On July 26, 1775, members of the Second Continental Congress, meeting in Philadelphia, agreed: That a postmaster general be appointed for the United Colonies, who shall hold his office at Philada, and shall be allowed a salary of 1000 dollars per an: for himself, and 340 dollars per an: for a secretary and Comptroller, with power to appoint such, and so many deputies as to him may seem proper and necessary. That a line of posts be appointed under the direction of the Postmaster general, from Fal...