Excerpts from a diary, 1834-1865, and memoir of early life, written by Jesse Cox (1793-1879), a Primitive Baptist minister and resident of Williamson County, Tennessee. He describes the hardships of life as an itinerant preacher, some religious...
Churches; Presbyterian churches; Religious facilities; Religious dwellings
A pen and ink drawing of the Hermitage Church. Shows a one-room building with double doors used to separate the sexes. A chimney is set between the two front doors. A man stands in front of the entrance.
Small notice inviting the community to attend the funeral of the mother of Sarah Player (colored) at Caper's Chapel. The invitation is bordered in black.
Small, black-bordered funeral invition for Addie D. Brien, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Brien, Jr. At the bottom of the invitation is a note requesting that the members of Tulip Street Sabbath School meet at the church at 8 o'clock to attend the...
Correspondence; Fathers; Mothers; Campaigns & battles; Civil Wars; War
Letter from Mary Guthrie Latta to her husband, Samuel R. Latta, dated August 19, 1861. Although she has hoped that Samuel Latta's unit would be ordered into retreat in Tennessee, they have instead been ordered to New Madrid, Missouri.
Four-page program for a memoral recital to honor Gen. Robert E. Lee. The recital is to be held at Christ Church on January 18, 1914. The program lists Lee's birth and death dates along with hymns, sacred readings and a detailed order of events.
Silver platter, dated December 25, 1870. It was given to the Reverend Richard Riley Evans (1818-1903) by Germantown (Shelby County) Presbyterian Church. The Reverend Evans saved the church building from being burned during the Civil War. It is said...
Silver goblet, dated February 14, 1862. It was given to the Reverend Richard Riley Evans (1818-1903) by Germantown (Shelby County) Presbyterian Church. The Reverend Evans saved the church building from being burned during the Civil War. It is said...
William Strickland's watercolor sketch of Pope Gregory XVI and representative sketches of members of the Capuchin Order. Also in the sketch is a cardinal receiving a papal blessing. Strickland provides a description of "Good Friday Services" and...
This is another page of the Christmas program that was given to the POWs at Stalag Luft III in 1944. It includes a dedication page that reads, "The Senior American Officer extends very cordial season's greetings to all officers and men under his...
Excerpts from a small handwritten diary written by Nannie Haskins, a young girl of Clarksville, Tennessee. Provides an insight into the day to day activities of an observant young girl. Haskins was strongly in support of the Confederacy and loathed...
Newspaper clipping featuring a headline stating Sergeant York would be preaching Sunday at the Belmont Methodist Church in the morning and the Pentecostal Church in the evening. The article states that large crowds are expected and a major...
