Ten (10) pieces of ephemera related to Tennessee horse breeding and agriculture, late 19th century. 1st item: 1894 Stud Horse broadside for Dexter of J.R. Hayes' stable, "2 miles east of Temperence Hall", with names of approximately 40 citizens certifying that "Dexter is a good breeder and sure foal getter." 14" H x 10" W […]

Eleven (11) TN Land Documents, including Carroll, Cannon. 1st-3rd items: Group of three land documents, all signed by Tennessee Governor William Carroll concerning various property in Bledsoe County directly issued or assigned to Ann May McClendon, Willis McClendon, and John Ford. Dates range from 1825 to 1833. Ann May McClendon and John Ford documents are […]

Large group of documents pertaining to the estate of Thomas Major of Cumberland County, Tennessee. 100 plus items, mostly letters, promissory notes, receipts. Includes the Last Will and Testament of Thomas Major dated June 18, 1862, in which he appoints his wife, Martha Major as executor, witnessed by James Gibson and James D. Brown, County […]

Large Early Tennessee, Virginia, and Kentucky archive, including land indentures, slave related letters, 100 plus items. Mostly letters, promissory notes, and receipts. 1st item: Land Indenture made between Daniel McDonald, Knox County, TN, and James Reynolds, Knox County, TN, November 10, 1802, to: confirm onto James Reynolds and his heirs…that piece parcel or tract of […]

Large State of Tennessee sheriff summons archive, most issued by William Sawyers, Justice of the Peace, Knox County, 100 plus items. Includes seventeen bundles of over a hundred warrants, tied in string, with twenty two loose warrants, dated c. 1821-1830. Warrants approx. 6 1/8" H x 7 3/4" W. Largest bundle – 2 1/2" H […]

Large Sawyers and McBee Family Archive, Tennessee and Kentucky, 1820-1907, 100 plus items. Mostly letters, promissory notes, and receipts. 1st-10th items: Ten letters to and from the Sawyers and McBee families, 1820-1907. Letter from Alex Crawford, Fayette County, IN, to his cousin, William Sawyers, Knoxville, TN, April 27, 1820, writing about a school in his […]

Four (4) 19th century Tennessee and Kentucky maps. 1st item: "Tennessee" by Thomas G. Bradford, engraved by George W. Boynton, published by American Stationer's Co., Boston, 1838. From "A Comprehensive Atlas, Geographical, Historical & Commercial" by Thomas G. Bradford. Copper plate engraving with hand coloring of Tennessee depicting towns and roads, county lines, names of […]

Four (4) 19th century Tennessee and Kentucky maps. 1st item: "Tennessee & Kentucky" Map by Thomas G. Bradford, engraved by George W. Boynton, published by William D. Ticknor, Boston, 1835. From "A Comprehensive Atlas, Geographical, Historical & Commercial" by Thomas G. Bradford. Copper plate engraving with hand-colored outlines of Tennessee and Kentucky depicting towns and […]

Cyrus Harris, "A Map of the State of Kentucky and the Tennessee Government Compiled from the Best Authorities," from Jedidiah Morse's The American Universal Geography. Boston: Thomas and Andrews, 1796. Engraving by Amos Doolittle. Indian boundaries and the Southern boundary of the military reservation set aside for veterans of the North Carolina troops are shown. […]

CHATTANOOGA. COUNTY SEAT OF HAMILTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE 1886 Map, drawn by Henry Wellge, lithographed by Adam Beck and Clemens J. Pauli, published by Norris, Wellge and Company, Milwaukee. Published as a supplement to the CHATTANOOGA DAILY TIMES, Wednesday, March 23rd, 1887. Depicts a bird's-eye-view map of the City of Chattanooga, with significant buildings, streets, rivers, […]