Calling card for Alexander Delmar which accompanied a letter to Johnson. The back informs the President's Secretary to direct the President's attention to the letter as soon as possible as Delmar believes that the letter contains information...
This is a letter written by Mary Hervey to her sister. The letter was written in Cumberland Maryland. It mentions that General Kelly, who was married to one of the Goshorn daughters, was staying in the same hotel as Mrs. Hervey. The letter also...
The letter opener is made out of a clear light yellow horn. The letter opener has been hand-carved in a native design on one end. The whole design of the letter opener is in a curving fashion. It was collected in Asia by Arthur Trentham when he was...
The letter opener is made out of a clear light yellow horn. The letter opener has been hand-carved in a native design on one end. The whole design of the letter opener is in a curving fashion. It was collected in Asia by Arthur Trentham when he was...
A letter from Watson Bunten to "Dear Sister Sarah". On reverse of letter to "Dear Sister" (purportedly Sirene Bunten), dated Nov. 24, 1862, from Memphis Tenn. Notes that he has not been paid for nearly a year.
This is a letter written by Jennie Goshorn Staub to her grandmother. Her grandmother was Priscilla Goshorn. The letter is the first one she has written. Jennie wanted to tell her grandmother that she had learned to write and that she should send...
Civil War; Prisoners of war; Prisoners; Prisons; Health
This is a letter from Priscilla Goshorn to her husband William while he was incarcerated in Camp Chase during the Civil War. Camp Chase was a federal prison camp in Columbus Ohio where United States citizens who would not sign a loyalty oath to the...
This is a copy of the original Minutes of the Twenty-Second Annual Session of the Mud River Primitive Baptist Association, held with the Mount Zion Church, Logan County, W. Va., on September 1, 2, and 3, 1911. Includes meeting minutes, obituaries,...
Three leaves, handwritten in black ink on the front sides. The document is in fairly good physical condition. There are staple holes in the upper left corners of each leaf and a small hole in the center of the top of each leaf. There has been a...
Kroll, Harry Harrison -- 1888-1967.; Lincoln Memorial University (Harrogate, Tenn.); Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Correspondence.; Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Friends and associates.; Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Primary sources.; Stuart, Jesse...
In this letter to his friend (Dr. Roland D. Carter, Department of English, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga), Stuart writes that he received Carter's letter and another from Mr. Harrison Kroll, a retired Professor of the English Department of...
A letter from Watson Bunten to "Dear Sister", purported Sirene Bunten but Harriet is noted at end of sheet. Dated Nov. 24th, 1862, from Memphis, Tenn. Describes his expectations for a hard march to assist Grant.
This is a letter giving the charter number for a lodge in Wheeling. The date on the letter is April 16, 1869. The charter number is 327. This number was given to the lodge by the state deputy for Ohio. He promised to come visit the lodge in...
This is a letter to William Goshorn from his wife Priscilla. He was a prominent business man in Wheeling owning a wholesale general merchandising business. This letter talks about the singer Jenny Lind who was going to perform at the Methodist...
This is a copy of the original Minutes of the Eighty-Third Annual Meeting of the New Salem Association of Old Regular Baptist held with the Enterprise Church, Pike County, Kentucky, on Friday and Saturday, September 25, 26 and 27, 1908. Includes...
In this letter to his friend (Dr. Roland D. Carter, Department of English, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga), Stuart writes of a letter he received from their former teacher, Mr. Harrison Kroll, the Appalachian writer and former teacher of...
In this letter to his friend (Dr. Roland D. Carter, Department of English, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga), Stuart writes to thank him for an "appreciative review of "Destiny," [i.e. "Album of Destiny] and his...