Two $5 Confederate notes with image of Jefferson Davis in lower left corner. Promises to pay bearer five dollars "two years after ratification of a treaty of peace between the Confederate States and the United States."
Stock certificate of the Tennessee Centennial Exposition Company, guaranteeing a $5.00 share to the holder. Pictured on the certificate are the Parthenon and images of four prominent Tennesseans: John Sevier, Andrew Jackson, James K. Polk, and...
Two $100 CSA notes from Richmond, Va. and one $5 State of Ga. note from The City Bank of Augusta, GA. The $100 bills are authorized by the Confederate States of America and promise to pay the bearer "six months after the ratification of a treaty of...
One-page printed and handwritten Board of Trade affidavit represents the oath of J. N. Rhodes that the stationery supplies that he requires for his retail business in Nashville will be used for approved purposes and that he is a loyal citizen. The...
Education - Tennessee; Education - History - Tennessee; Rosenwald, Julius, 1862-1932; School buildings - Tennessee
Side view of Bells Consolidated Rosenwald School in Crockett County. The prim-looking white schoolhouse has multiple windows and is set in a withered cornfield.
Charles Littrell's application for a Confederate Pension. He provides proof of his service in the Confederate Army in the Civil War as a servant to his then-owner, Jim Littrell, who served under Lieutenant Harden, Captain Cox, and Colonel Jack...
Receipt from the United States to Jno. W. Curd for payment of $15.75 for "collection of direct taxes in insurrectionary districts." The taxes, approved by Congress on February 6, 1863, were to pay for the war. Curd was a farmer in Wilson County,...
One-page printed and handwritten Board of Trade affidavit represents the oath of Henry Rhoser that the photographic supplies he requires for retail sale in Nashville will be used for approved purposes and that he is a loyal citizen. The attached...
One-page printed and handwritten Board of Trade affidavit represents the oath of S. S. Riddleburger that the restaurant supplies that he requires for his retail business in Nashville will be used for approved purposes and that he is a loyal...
