Family papers, 1838-1898.

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Morton, John Watson. Family papers, 1838-1898.

Family papers, 1838-1898.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/28980065

Consists of papers relating to John W. Morton, Tennessee Secretary of State, 1901-1909, and his family. Includes two photographs of John W. Morton, undated; a photograph of Morton in the Secretary of State's office, undated; a photograph of John Shearer in his Confederate room, undated; biographical sketches of John W. Morton and his mother, Annie Payne Humphreys Morton; a typed transcript of a letter from West H. Humphreys to his daughters, 1862; ten admission cards to medical lectures at the University of Pennsylvania and Transylvania University, 1838-1839, belonging to Morton's father, Dr. John W. Morton; a roster for the 4th Tennessee Regiment during the Spanish-American War; a photograph of cavalry officers, Spanish-American War; and a poem about Morton by James R. Randall.

ca. 20 items (2 folders)

Tennessee State Library & Archives, TSLA