Charles Freeling Welcker.
Scope and Contents
Papers of Charles Freeling Welcker (1809-1861), merchant and farmer of Welcker’s Mills, Roane County, Tenn. Lived for a while in Alabama, then moved back to Roane County, Tenn. Married Caroline Virginia Mitchell. He served as commissioner for the improvement of the Clinch River. Papers include personal and business letters; account books; broadsides; legal documents; and bills of sale for slaves and goods. Topics include: farming; business; navigation and river improvement; slavery; Welcker family. For a list of selected correspondents, see A Guide to the Manuscript Collections of the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection by Linda Posey (1974). Note added May 2000: Box 1 includes: U.S. Military Academy Registers, 1830s and 1881; Hog purchase information, ca. 1838-1850s; stock journal, 1820s-1861.
Dates
- 1809-1861
Conditions Governing Access
Material is available for research. Prior arrangement MUST be made by contacting the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection at mcclung-archivist@knoxlib.org
Extent
5 boxes
General
Included in Linda Posey thesis of McClung Collection Manuscript holdings and the National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections. The George Lewis Welcker Papers (MSC 0013) relate to this collection. Lizzie Welcker’s diary (MM.1998.009) came from the C.F. Welcker Papers.
- African Americans Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Broadsides Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Charles Freeling Welcker Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Clinch River Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Farming Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ledgers and account books Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Rivers Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Roane County (Tenn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Slavery Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Slaves Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- U. S. Military Academy Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Welcker family Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Welcker’s Mills Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- journals Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Charles Freeling Welcker.
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection Repository
601 S Gay Street
3rd floor
Knoxville Tennessee 37902 United States
865.215.8814
mcclung-archivist@knoxlib.org
