Mary Smith Collection (includes Civil War and Confederate papers; land grants),
Collection
Identifier: MSC 0825
Scope and Contents
Collection donated by Mary Elizabeth Smith (Mrs. Frank P. Smith). Includes 1825 land grants to Isaac Rush and John A. Smith for land in Rhea County, Tenn. (both signed by Governor William Carroll); 1842 grant to John A. Smith for land in the Hiwassee District; 1927 obituary of T. H. Smith, Decatur Tenn.; Civil War papers of Thomas H. Smith, Meigs (Rhea) County, Tenn., (5th Tenn. Cavalry) including 6 pcs. of Confederate currency, brief memoirs, amnesty oath, and 1865 voter registration; 1864 amnesty oath of Louisa Huff; leather billfolds carried during the Civil War by Isaac Huff (grandfather of donor) and Thomas Prigmore Smith (father of donor’s husband); undated Civil War letter from [Isaac] Huff; “The Battle of Knoxville” by Harold S. Fink; 1942 letter from Mary Elizabeth Smith to Private Frank Smith; “Guide to the Civil War in Tennessee”; The Tennessee Conservationist, Civil War edition.
Dates
- 1825-1942
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
1 Box
General
Six items from Thomas H. Smith Civil War papers (folder 7) were glued to black scrapbook/photograph album papers. Sent to a conservator for treatment in 1999. Returned January 2001. Currency transferred to Currency Collection (MSC 0052a).
- Amnesty oaths Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Artifacts Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Confederate States of America (CSA) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Confederate States of American. Army. 5th Tennessee Cavalry Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Currency Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Hiwassee District Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Isaac Huff Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Isaac Rush Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- John S. Smith Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Louisa Huff Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Mary Elizabeth Smith Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Meigs County (Tenn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Mrs. Frank Smith Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Rhea County (Tenn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Smith, Thomas H. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Smith, Thomas P. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Tennessee History Civil War, 1861-1865 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Tennessee History World War, 1939-1945 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Mary Smith Collection (includes Civil War and Confederate papers; land grants),
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection Repository
Contact:
601 S Gay Street
3rd floor
Knoxville Tennessee 37902 United States
865.215.8814
mcclung-archivist@knoxlib.org
601 S Gay Street
3rd floor
Knoxville Tennessee 37902 United States
865.215.8814
mcclung-archivist@knoxlib.org
