Alexander family papers, 1803-1885.

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Alexander family papers, 1803-1885.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/35315325

Accounts, correspondence, military records and deeds of the Alexander family of Smith County, Tennessee. The accounts and deeds (1813-1840) are papers of Richard Alexander, as are the military records, which consist largely of requisitions for supplies. The correspondence is primarily that of James Lauderdale Alexander. The incoming correspondence includes letters received while in medical school in Lexington, Ky.; two letters from his cousin N.B. Hamilton regarding the treatment of Indians by whites and comments on James K. Polk; and a letter from his nephew William Sanders regarding the University of Alabama. One letter from Hugh Robertson (1843) concerns the Cage family. Also included in the collection is the will of William Sanders of Smith County, Tennessee (1803).

ca. 100 items.

Tennessee State Library & Archives, TSLA

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SNAC Resource ID: 7371937

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University of Alabama

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Hamilton, N. B.

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Cage family.

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Alexander, Richard, ca. 1786-ca. 1856.

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Alexander family.

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Richard Alexander (ca. 1786-ca. 1856) was Quartermaster of the 1st Brigade, Tennessee Volunteers, War of 1812; his son, James Lauderdale Alexander, was a physician in Smith County, Tennessee. From the description of Alexander family papers, 1803-1885. (Tennessee State Library & Archives). WorldCat record id: 35315325 ...

Sanders, William, d. 1803.

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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...

Alexander, James Lauderdale, 1818-ca. 1881.

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Robertson, Hugh Cornwall (American potter, 1845-1908)

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