Murdock collection of Overton papers : addition.

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

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Andrew Jackson, 7th President of the United States. Born on March 15, 1767 in the Waxhaw Settlement in South Carolina; though just a boy, participated in the battle of Hanging Rock during the Revolution, captured by the British and imprisoned. He worked for a time in a saddler's shop and afterward taught school before studying law in Salisbury, N.C. In 1788 he was appointed solicitor of the western district of North Carolina, comprising what is now the State of Tennessee. Upon the admission of T...

Overton, William, 1638-1710.

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Donelson, Stockley, -approximately 1804

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Myers family.

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Robertson family.

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Cannon, Newton, 1781-1841

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Governor of Tennessee and U.S representative from Tennessee. From the description of Newton Cannon papers, 1813-1838. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79452561 ...

Haywood, John, 1762-1826

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A founder and first president of the Tennessee Antiquarian Society, the forerunner of the Tennessee Historical Society. From the description of John Haywood papers, 1768-1796. (Tennessee State Library & Archives). WorldCat record id: 27259256 Persons represented in this collection include John Haywood, treasurer of North Carolina, 1787-1827, and member of the board of trustees of the University of North Carolina, 1789-1827; his son, George Washington Haywood (1802-1890),...

Turpin, Thomas

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White, James, 1747-1821.

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Armstrong, Martin, 1882-1974

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Martin Donisthorpe Armstrong (1882-1974), was a prolific poet, novelist, and critic. His first collection of poetry, Exodus and Other Poems, was published in 1912. He enlisted to serve in the first World War and served as a private in the Artists' Rifles, obtained a commission in 1915 to the 8th (Middlesex) regiment, and in 1917 was sent to the French front, where he remained until the armistice. After his return to England he resumed his literary career. Armstrong died at his home in Sutton, ne...

Winchester, James, 1752-1826

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Winchester is best known as the commander of forces decisively defeated at the Battle of the River Raisin a few months after this letter was written. From the description of Letter, 1812. (Kentucky Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 28573378 Army officer. From the description of James Winchester correspondence, 1800-1815. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981396 Brigadier General of the United States Army, 1812-1815. From the description...

Eastin, Thomas, 1790-1865

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Miller, Pleasant Moorman, 1780-1849

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McNairy, John, 1762-1837

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University of Nashville

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The University traced its beginnings to Davidson Academy chartered by North Carolina in 1785. Its name was changed in 1806 to Cumberland College. The name was again changed in 1826 to the University of Nashville. In 1855, the Western Military Institute of Georgetown, Kentucky, joined with the Univ. to become the Literary Department. In February 1862 the buildings were taken over and used as a Federal hospital. After the Civil War the preparatory school, Montgomery Bell Academy, was established. ...

Ramsey, J. G. M. (James Gettys McGready), 1797-1884

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Historian, railroad director, banker, and physician, of Knoxville, Tenn. From the description of J. G. M. Ramsey papers, 1789-1944 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 24923990 From the description of Address delivered before the East Tennessee Historical and Antiquarian Society, 1834 May 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 251411239 James Gettys McGready Ramsey (1797-1884) was a historian, railroad director, banker, and physician, of Knoxville, Tenn. He was the author o...

Johnston, Joseph E. (Joseph Eggleston), 1807-1891

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Confederate general. From the description of Letter (copy), 1861 Sept. 11 : Manassas, Va., to G.T. Beauregard. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122489351 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Selma [Alabama], to Colonel Blanton Duncan, 1867 Jan. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270489683 From the description of Letter, October 9, 1861. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 443082432 Benjamin Stoddert E...

Dickinson, John, 1781-1815.

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Lea, John McCormick, 1818-1903

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Lee family.

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Dickson, William, 1770-1816.

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Greenup, Christopher, 1750-1818

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Christopher Greenup (1750?-1818) was born in either Loudoun or Westmoreland County, Virginia. During the Revolution, he served as a lieutenant in the 16th Virginia Regiment, and was later promoted to colonel. After studying law, he was admitted to the bar and began practice in Fayette County, Virginia (now a part of Kentucky). He began his political career in 1785, when he served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. Greenup was also present at the state conventions in 1785 and 1788, a...

Carter, Landon, 1760-1800

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Williams, Robert, 1773-1836

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Robertson, Felix, 1781-1865

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Overton, John, 1766-1833

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John Overton was a Tennessee lawyer and politician. From the description of John Overton papers, 1827-1830 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 23294706 John Overton was an early Tennessee jurist, who served on the Tennessee Supreme Court. Also, he was a founder of Memphis, Tennessee. From the description of Letter, dated 1808 February 19, Nashville, Tennessee, to Return J. Meigs. (University of Tennessee). WorldCat record id: 47091540 John Ove...

McNairy, W. N., 1779-1851.

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Lea, Overton, 1846-1912

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Howard, Memucan Hunt, 1798-1887.

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