R. L. Caruthers papers, 1823-1870.

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R. L. Caruthers papers, 1823-1870.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/24561236

The collection pertains to only a part of Caruthers's political career and consists in bulk of letters received, 1840-1849, and lesser amounts, 1823-1839 and 1866-1870. There are no papers from 1854 to August 1865. The papers chiefly concern Caruthers's law practice, state and national politics, Cumberland University of Lebanon, Tenn., before and after the Civil War and, after the war, plantation management. Correspondents include Andrew Jackson Donelson, Ephraim Hubbard Foster, Nathan Green, Alexander Peter Steward, and Felix K. Zollicoffer.

About 1600 items (2.0 linear feet)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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SNAC Resource ID: 7135089

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Caruthers, R. L. (Robert Looney), 1800-1882

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Robert Looney Caruthers was a Lebanon, Tenn., lawyer, state legislator, Whig politician, founder and professor of law at Cumberland University, United States Representative, 1841-1843, state supreme court justice, and Confederate governor of Tennessee. From the description of R. L. Caruthers papers, 1823-1870. WorldCat record id: 24561236 Robert Looney Caruthers was born in Smith County, Tenn., on 31 July 1800. He was engaged in mercantile pursuits from 1817-181...

Foster, Ephraim Hubbard, 1794-1854

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Green, Nathan, 1792-1866

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Cumberland University

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Stewart, Alexander Peter, 1821-1908

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Alexander Peter Stewart (1821-1908), Confederate General, commanded the Army of Tennessee in 1864. From the description of Letter to Colonel Andrew J. Kellar, 1864 May 31. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38476231 Major general (from Tenn. and Ky.) in the Confederate army. From the description of Papers, 1862-1863. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 38247278 ...

Donelson, Andrew Jackson, 1799-1871

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Andrew Jackson Donelson was nephew, ward, and personal secretary to President Andrew Jackson throughout his administration. President John Tyler (1841-1845) appointed him chargeĢ d'affaires of the United States to the Republic of Texas and he was U.S. Minister to Prussia from 1846 to 1849. Donelson was nominated as the vice-presidential candidate of former President Millard Fillmore on the American Party ticket in 1856, but they garnered only 8 electoral votes. From the description o...

Zollicoffer, Felix Kirk, 1812-1862

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Tennessee printer, editor, state legislator, U.S. congressman, and Confederate general killed at the Battle of Mill Springs, Ky. From the description of Letters, 1832-1855. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49479566 Confederate general. From the description of Signature, cut from the register of Brown's Hotel : Washington, D.C., [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270584722 ...