William M. Churchwell correspondence, 1860-1862.
Scope and Contents
William Montgomery Churchwell (1826-1862), Washington, D.C. and New York, correspondence to J. F. Deaderick, Jonesboro, Tenn. March 10, 1860-January 24, 1862. Re: sale of property in Sullivan County, Tenn. ALS 16 letters + 4 envelopes (no stamps) + 2 balance sheets re: lands. October 26, 1860, letter mentions “Lincoln is sure to be elected” and “his Administration will be eminently conservative, but the more dangerous for the south, as it will lull them to sleep before the next Republican Administration.” January 24, 1862, letter written from Cumberland Gap, where Churchwell was a Colonel in 34th Tenn., Infantry, CSA. Churchwell served in the U. S. House of Representatives and was an attorney and a diplomat.
Dates
- 1860-1862
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 folder
General
Torn area on envelopes where stamps would have been.
- Churchwell, Wm. M. (William Montgomery), 1826-1862 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- J. F. Deaderick Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Land sales Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Politics and government Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Real estate Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Sullivan County (Tenn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- William M. Churchwell correspondence, 1860-1862.
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Repository Details
Part of the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection Repository
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Knoxville Tennessee 37902 United States
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