Portrait of William Preston Graves (Febraury 2, 1841 - January 20, 1889) seated in uniform. Graves was a captain in the U.S. Army. He was born in Louisville, Kentucky, and died in Little Rock Barracks, Arkansas. He married Hetty Scott of...
Tintype of unidentified woman, seated with one hand clasping the wrist of the other. The tintype has been in the hands of the Sutherland family from Owensboro, Ky.
Photographic reprint of elderly Confederate veteran Pvt. Alfred Mathews Cleveland, Co. E, 1st Tenn. Cav. Regt., CSA, and his family. Seated from left are his daughter Polly, granddaughter Palastine, grandson Jerry, and second wife Catherine....
Photographic reprint of elderly veteran, Alfred Mathews Cleveland and an unknown child. Cleveland served as a private in Co. E, 1st Tenn. Cav. Regt., CSA. He is seated in a cane-backed chair with his legs crossed. The child stands behind him....
Letter from Nancy Norris Warlick to her husband, Pvt. John N. Warlick, Co. G, 55th (Brown's) Tenn. Vol. Inf. Regt., CSA. She writes that she is working on a coat for him and that news of his impending move to Columbus, Ky., where the regiment was...
Letter to his wife apprising her of conditions in camp with Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston's Confederate army in Kentucky and inviting her to come visit. Johnston had attempted to establish a defensive position around Bowling Green to thwart an...
Letter from S. K. P. House, 1st Lt., Co. B and Co. F, 12th Tenn. Inf. Regt., CSA. In the letter he discusses the death of William (reported to be his brother). House conveys that he plans to enlist again. He also writes about the "posession of...
Gold-washed spoon commemorating the Grand Army of the Republic (G. A. R.) reunion in Louisville, Kentucky. The handle of the spoon is comprised of a uniformed Grand Army of the Republic soldier with rifle. The bowl of the spoon is engraved with an...
Certificate of discharge from the Army of Tennessee for David A. Hickerson, a private in Captain James H. Lewis's Company C, 2nd Battalion, Tennessee Cavalry. At the time of discharge, he was 26 years old, 6 feet 1 inch tall, fair complexion, gray...
Duplicate form representing an official contract recorded in the Freedman Employment Office in Louisville, Kentucky, between an employer and a freedman. A specific period of employment is outlined, along with provisions for quarters and medicines,...
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The document is a six page, unnumbered handwritten document found in the "Acts of the Southwest Territory." It is dated September 27, 1794 and signed by Governor William Blount and Secretary David Wilson.
