Hugh Graham Papers.
Scope and Contents
Hugh Graham (1784-1865) was born in Ireland and came to the United States in 1800. He married Catherine Nenney (1797-1883) of Jefferson County, Tenn. He was a merchant in Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tenn. Papers include: personal letters and legal documents; one volume on the Kyle, Graham, and Nenney families by A A. Kyle; the bulk of the collection is business papers (accounts, bills, notes) of Nenney and Graham Company, the Chrisman and Stuarts Company of Tazewell, and others (most business was done with firms in Baltimore and Philadelphia). For a list of selected correspondents, see A Guide to the Manuscript Collections of the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection by Linda Posey (1974).
Dates
- 1805-1886
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
3 boxes + one folder (QMM.2003.008)
General
Included in Linda Posey thesis of McClung Collection Manuscript holdings and the National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections. One account book from Tazewell, Tenn., 1st readable date January 16, 1838, was too long for the legal sized folder it was placed in; transferred to QMM.2003.008 to provide better housing.
- Business enterprises Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Chrisman and Stuarts Company Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Claiborne County (Tenn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Genealogy Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Graham family Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Hugh Graham Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Kyle family Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Kyle, A. A. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Nenney and Graham Company Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Nenney family Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Tazewell Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Hugh Graham Papers.
- 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
