Papers of the Walker family [manuscript], 1770-1857 (bulk 1816-1857).

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Papers of the Walker family [manuscript], 1770-1857 (bulk 1816-1857).

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Letters, receipts and account books of the family include papers relating the disposition of the estate of Robert Culton of Rockbridge Co., and a printed oath of allegiance and fidelity to the General Assembly, 1777, signed by Stephen J.H. Smith of Orange Co. In a letter, 1817, John K. Walker, St. Louis, writes to Thomas H. Walker telling of life in the [Missouri] Territory, about crooked elections for Congress and about Indians robbing a settler. In a letter, 1822, William N. Campbell, Lexington, Va., writes to Hugh Walker about debates and the election of W.G. Campbell as President of Washington College. In a letter, 1835, Hugh Walker writes to Thomas H. Walker about "silk fever," his plans for sowing White Mulberry seed and the anti- Jackson and Van Buren sentiments of the majority of Tennesseans.

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