Nelson, T. A. R. (Thomas Amis Rogers)

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Legal terms and definitions handwritten in volume by Thomas A. R. Nelson, 1832 (also 1834 written on inside cover.) 1 volume AD 170 pp. Index on inside back cover.

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Record of all transactions as executor of the last will and testament of David Nelson, deceased, as fulfilled by his son, Thomas A. R. Nelson, 1854. 1 handwritten, bound volume 285 pp. Includes a copy of the will of David Nelson, Carter County, Tenn., 1850; and an inventory of the estate.

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Decree. Isaac, a man of color who sues by his next friend Jacob Lamon vs. William Sliger and others. November 12, 1858. (Jonesboro, Tenn.). AD 3 pp. (1 pc.). Notes says document was probably written by T. A. R. Nelson, last paragraph by J.F. Deaderick. Re: freedom granted to Sliger’s slave Isaac, under work obligation to J. F. Deaderick until money is raised for Isaac to go to Africa.

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List of applications made through Thomas A. R. Nelson to the East Tennessee Relief Association in 1864. Small, handwritten volume (no cover), 48 pp. Names and cases are listed by county.

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Sale book of property belonging to the estate of David Nelson, deceased, ca. 1850. [By Thomas A. R. Nelson]. Most accounts re: Moses W. Nelson. 1 handwritten volume.

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Letter dated January 3, 1857 (on the back corrected to 1858) from Sampson Lanier, Knoxville, to T. A. R. Nelson. ALS 1 pc. Tells about Lanier’s takeover of the Lanier House (formerly the Bell House) + one business card from the Lanier House.

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T. A. R. Nelson Legal Scrapbook 1867-1868.

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R. D. Thomason vs. Daniel Glisson. Opinion by [T. A. R.] Nelson, Judge. No date (after 1864). ADS 2 sheets. Re: Gen. Smith, U. S. Army, removing 600 horses from Weakley and Henry Counties, to keep them from Gen. Forrest, C. S. A. Plaintiff’s horse was taken.

Scope and Contents Papers of Thomas Amis Rogers Nelson (1812-1873), a lawyer, judge, congressman, and defense counsel for President Andrew Johnson in his impeachment trial of 1868. Nelson began law practice in Washington County, Tenn, in 1832, served two terms as attorney general of the 1st judicial circuit, and was presidential elector on the Whig ticket in 1844 and 1848. Strong Unionist, elected to the 36th Congress in 1859 and 1861; was captured by Confederate forces and imprisoned in Richmond, Va.. He...

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Scrapbooks of newspaper clippings kept by T.A.R. Nelson. 19 vols. in 9 boxes. 1843-1872. Mostly political + Legal Scrapbook 1867-1868 donated in 2017.

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Account book of Thomas A. R. Nelson (1812-1873), 1848-1853, 1854, 1855. Jonesboro, Tenn. Includes money owed, money paid, articles of agreement with various individuals, accounts. 1 vol.