Cleveland Harris Collection: S. Lyons & Co. receipts and miscellaneous East Tennessee documents.
Collection
Identifier: MM.1979.072
Scope and Contents
MM.1979.072a: accounts, receipts, etc. of S. Lyons & Co. Knoxville, Tenn. No date, 1859 (1862-1863)-1901. MM.1979.072b: five land entries in Hawkins County, Tenn. (Lewis Davis, 1819, signed by Jos. McMinn; Robert Smith, 1823; John Tucker, 1824; Robert Nall, 1825; David Ballard, 1825, signed by Wm. Carroll); [ca. 1840s] letter from John Carriger to son Dr. M. Carriger, Tazewell, re: national politics, murder in Jonesborough. ALS 3 pp.; 1854 letter to Nichols Barzar (?), Knoxville, from nephew (?) re: work at grist mill. ALS 2 pp.; June 1, 1859 letter from A. Scott, Tennessee School for Deaf and Dumb (on letterhead) to W. C. Watson. Re: school, Whigs. ALS 2 pp.; 1865 deed of conveyance, W. S. Kennedy, T. H. Dowell, G. F. Tindell. Knox County. (with six stamps) DS 1 pc.; ”Priced and Descriptive Catalogue of the Utensils, Implements, Weapons, Ornaments, Etc. of the Indians , Mound Builders, Cliff Dwellers. Collected by A. H. Gotschall during the years 1871-1905.” 1909, PA. Printed, 22 pp.; opening announcement for M. Schmitz, Parson, Kans. (torn); Chinese newsprint; sketch of clock tower; typed list of Harrison Cleveland Collection contents.
Dates
- 1800s - early 1900s
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
2 folders
- Archaeology Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Chinese newsprint sketch of clock tower Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Deed of conveyance Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Dr. M. Carriger Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- G. F. Tindell Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Grist mills Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Hawkins County (Tenn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- John Carriger Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Jonesborough (Tenn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Knoxville (Tenn.) Subject Source: Local sources
- Land grants Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- M. Schmitz Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Parson (Kan.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Politics and government Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- S. Lyons & Company Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Schools Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Scott, A. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- T. H. Dowell Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Tazewell (Tenn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Tennessee School for Deaf and Dumb Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- W. C. Watson Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- W. S. Kennedy Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Whigs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Cleveland Harris Collection: S. Lyons & Co. receipts and miscellaneous East Tennessee documents.
- 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
