Andrew Jackson Donelson family papers, 1799-1898.

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Andrew Jackson Donelson family papers, 1799-1898.

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Correspondence, accounts, and land and legal records of Andrew Jackson Donelson and members of the Donelson family. The bulk of the collection is correspondence of Andrew Jackson Donelson, chiefly involving his children Mary Emily Donelson Wilcox, Andrew Jackson Donelson, Jr., Daniel Smith Donelson, and Martin Donelson, as well as son-in-law John Alexander Wilcox. Most of the letters deal with U.S. politics, including one letter to Samuel H. Laughlin and one letter from Martin Van Buren. Mary Emily Wilcox relates her impressions of Italy during her travels and comments on the possibility of Sam Houston running for president. Martin Donelson describes life at Washington University and St. Louis University, as well as problems he later encountered in farming. Other documents in the collection are legal papers (1871-1898) of William Alexander Donelson; school records (1864) of Martin Donelson; slave deeds (1822-1849) of William Donelson; and land records (1799-1852) involving various Donelson family members.

150 items.

Tennessee State Library & Archives, TSLA

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