John Houston Bills papers, 1843-1871 [manuscript].

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John Houston Bills papers, 1843-1871 [manuscript].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/24678750

The collection includse a diary of Bills, 1843-1871, and a few letters and miscellaneous accounts. Diary entries describe daily life on Bills's plantations near Bolivar in Hardeman County, Tenn. The largely terse entries include information on slavery; the Civil War, especially the Battle of Shiloh; agricultural production; weather conditions; religious services; and descriptions of Bills's travels in the eastern United States, Canada, and Europe.

About 35 items (2.5 linear ft.).

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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SNAC Resource ID: 7135929

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Democratic Party (Tenn.)

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Freemasons

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Bills, John Houston, 1800-1871

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John Houston Bills (1800-1871), Tennessee planter, merchant, and friend of president James Knox Polk (1795-1849), was born in Iredell County, North Carolina, and migrated to Tennessee in 1818. He was active in the Democratic Party, the Freemasons, the temperance movement, and the religious life of his community. From the guide to the John Houston Bills Papers, 1843-1871, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) John Houston Bill...

Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849

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James Knox Polk followed a career path which was blazed by Andrew Jackson. Both men hailed from southwestern North Carolina. Both migrated to Tennessee, where they practiced law and entered politics, and both were elected president of the United States. As similar as their paths were, James Polk was a different personality from his fiery predecessor. His life and career were marked by a relentless pursuit of his goals instead of the dramatic aura that perpetually surrounded Jackson. The effect...