Chattanooga and Her Battlefields
Chattanooga: MacGowan-Cooke Printing Company, 1912. Soft cover. Oblong string tied soft cover. [64] pages. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Light shelf and edge wear to the covers. More
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1838 letter signed by Levi Woodbury, United States Secretary of Treasury regarding interest payments from 250 Tennessee State Bonds to be kept in trust for the Chickasaws
Washington DC: n/a, 1838. Letter. Manuscript letter. Approximately 8" x 10". One page of content. Letter folded. Signed by the Secretary of the Treasury at the bottom (it is possible the rest of the document was written in another hand). Paper folded to make 4 pages but the front side..... More
1863 hand written contract by which Sam Elder hired Thomas Cavender as a Substitute Soldier to serve in the Confederate Army in his stead
Hamilton County, Tennessee: n/a, 1863. Document. Document. Folded sheet of paper. 9" x 5". Paper has blue lines and multiple folds. 4 pages with 2 pages of content. Some fading to the ink and light toning to the paper. Chattanooga Tennessee is the seat of Hamilton County. Hand written document..... More
September 2, 1864 Receipt from The Virginia and Tennessee Railroad Co. carrying freight forward to Saltville, Virginia. Confederate document.
[Virginia, Tennessee]: Virginia and Tennessee Railroad Company, 1864. n/a. Broadside. Broadside. Paper measures approx. 8.25" x 6". Paper is folded, creased, with a couple of pin holes at the folds. Contents printed and hand written. Departing Depot name difficult to translate but the freight was forwarded to Saltville, Virginia, known..... More
The Mississippi Valley Tennessee, Georgia Alabama, 1861-1864
Cadet Armory, Ferdinand Street, Boston: The Military Historical Society of Massachusetts, 1910. First Edition. Hardcover. Small quarto. [1], xii, 619 pages. Illustrated with 8 folding maps in back. Blue cloth hardcover with gilt Military Society of Massachusetts seal on the front cover. Gilt title on the spine. A flew blemishes..... More
1865 Civil War Ordinance Office War Department Washington D.C. Form for the return of ordinance from Company C 6th East Tennessee Infantry
Washington DC: War Department, 1865. Paper. Document. Approx. 10" x 8". 1 page. Document is dated February 18, 1865. Contents relate to return of ordinance distributed in 1864. It is signed by Jno R. McGuiness. Below his order is the signature of Lt. Adam F. Cottrell Co "C" 6th E...... More
Speech on Behalf of the University of Nashville, Delivered on the Day of the Anniversary Commencement, October 4, 1837
Nashville: S. Nye and Co. Printers, 1837. First Edition. Wraps. Disbound wraps. 38 pages, [1] blank. Light to moderate toning to the contents. Paper is vertically creased. An early Nashville imprint. More
Minutes of the Sixty-Fifth Annual Convention of the Evangelical Lutheran Tennessee Synod, Held in St. Peter (P. W.) Church, Lexington Co., S. C., December 1-5, 1885
New Market: Henkel & Co. Printers, 1885. First Edition. Wraps. Wraps. 8" x 5.5". 28 pages, [2]. Stitched, printed wraps. Smae small brown stains to the front cover and paper edges. Advertisement for "Gaston College" on the rear cover. More
Report of the Proceedings of the Twenty-Seventh Session, of the Evan. Lutheran Tenn. Synod Held in Buehler's Church, Sullivan Co. Tenn. From the 2d to the 7th October, 1847
Salem, North Carolina: Printed by Blum & Son, 1847. First Edition. Wraps. Stitched wraps (8" x 5"). 24 pages. Original plain outer paper covers. Moderate toning to the contents. Light soil and damp stains to the outer wraps. More
Davy Crockett and Others in Fentress County Who Have Given the County A Prominent Place in History
Crossville, Tennessee: Printed by Chronicle Publishing Company, 1955. Soft cover. Stapled soft cover. 32 pages. Illustrated covers. Contents clean. Obscure history with none showing for sale as of 7/22. More
Photographs of Lookout Mountain
Lookout Mountain, Tenn. G. T. Linn, n.d. Hardcover. Oblong octavo photograph album. Contents contain 9 black and white photographs approx. 6" x 3.5" mounted on black paper. Views include Lookout Mountain From Chattanooga; Moccasin Bend and Lookout Battlefield; Umbrella Rock; Above the Clouds; View from Battery Point; Point Lookout; Lookout..... More
Annual Announcement of McTyeire Institute, for 1882-83.
Memphis: S. C. Toof & Company, 1882. First Edition. Wraps. Stitched printed wraps. 16 pages. Tipped in pink slip before the title page. Includes 4 page brochure of endorsements dated 1883. Front cover has a large closed tear on the left side. Wraps are folded, creased, and lightly toned. Interior..... More
1859 Memphis, Tennessee McKinney & Company illustrated, printed, written receipt
Memphis: n.a., 1859. Paper. Paper. Approximately 7.5" x 8". Folded. One page. Paper is cut on the left edge with minor loss of content. Light edge wear elsewhere. Receipt is illustrated, printed, and handwritten. Receipt records 7 items for a total price of 90. Few examples seen for receipts from..... More
Speech of the Hon. James K. Polk of Tennessee on His Motion To Re-Commit to the Committee of Ways and Means The Report of the Secretary of the Treasury on the Removal of the Deposites; and The Amendment Offered by Mr. McDuffie, Instructing Said Committee To Report A Bill for Their Restoration
Delivered in the House of Representatives, Dec. 30, 1833, and Jan. 2, 1834. Washington DC: Printed by Wm. Green. 1834. First Edition. Wraps. Disbound wraps. [1], 25 pages, [1] page blank. Outer blank cover has the previous owner names of George R. Barrett; and J. Norris Bogle. On the title..... More
Go Forward. Vol. VII. No. 4. Nashville, Tenn. October, 1907
Cuba Number. Nashville: Board of Missions of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, 1907. Periodical. Stapled illustrated periodical. 24 pages including the covers. Photograph of Bishop W. A. Candler (Bishop in charge of the Cuba Mission since 1899) on the front cover. Illustrated with photographs inside. Periodical has small edge tears..... More
1855 stamped envelope from J. T. Swayne of Memphis addressed to Mr. C. Burford, Dixon's Springs, Tennessee on the subject of "A Negro."
[Memphis]: n.p., 1855. Paper. Paper envelope. Approximately 6" x 3". No letter with the envelope. A stamped three cent envelope with postal mark dated May 8 (location not clear). Paper is toned with small thin tear located under the address from use of the pen. Written on the front side..... More
Second Biennial Report Upon the Library of the State, To Both Houses of the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee. October 1, 1857
Nashville: G C. Torbett and Company, 1857. First Edition. Wraps. Disbound wraps maintaining the half title. Approx. 8.5" x 6". 15 pages, [1] page blank. R. J. Meigs, Librarian typed signed name on page 15. Toning and occasional light foxing to the contents. More
Cannon County Tennessee A Pictorial History
Humboldt, Tennessee: Rose Publishing Company, 1988. Hardcover. Tall quarto hardcover. 544 pages. Illustrated with numerous black and white photographs. Pictorial end papers. Glossy pictorial front cover. Binding a bit loose but no cracked hinges or cracks to the text block. Some faint edge toning to the text block edges. Interior..... More
Fain's Critical and Analytical Index and Genealogical Guide to Ramsey's Annals of Tennessee Embracing All Proper Names As Well as Important Topical Subjects
Nashville: Paul Hunter, Bookseller, 1920. First Edition. Wraps. Wraps. Approx. 9" x 6". [1], 86 pages. Restored. Front covers were detached and chipped. Covers are backed with gray mulberry paper and patched. The pages were also chipped and have been patched on the edges. Fair condition only. A serviceable copy..... More
Acts of The State of Tennessee, Passed by the Third Session of the Thirty-Sixth General Assembly 1870-71.
Published by Authority. Nashville: Jones, Purvis & Co., 1871. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 199 pages. Blueish marbled paper covered boards. Leather corner tips and spine. Edge wear and darkening to the edges of the covers. Spine is darkened, dried, chipped, etc. Covers and first 4 pages of the text are..... More
History of the South Carolina Cession and the Northern Boundary of Tennessee
Tennessee Historical Society Papers. Nashville: Southern Methodist Publishing House, 1884. First Edition. Wraps. Stitched, printed wraps. 32 pages. Illustrated with frontispiece map and 3 maps in text. Front cover light soiled, edge worn, and detached. Rear cover missing. Pages 31 and 32 have small edge chips and an upper corner..... More
1848 printed, illustrated and manuscript document regarding Cotton bales and the estate of Caleb Toney in Triana, Alabama
Triana, Alabama: n.p., 1848. Paper. Paper. Approximately 12.5" x 8." Folded. Front side is printed and hand written. Back side is a written receipt and written bill of lading for the cotton belonging to the Caleb Toney estate. Illustrated shipping letterhead from the Brewer, Rowe & McKee that 85 bales..... More
1834 signed record of receipt for work by William Carroll the longest serving Governor on Tennessee.
1834: n/a, 1834. Paper. Manuscript document. Approximately 11.5" x 7.5". Light folds and toning to the paper. Receipt concerns work and payment to William Carroll by Edwin Carleton. Signed by William Carroll after the date of December 6, 1834. Signature is comparable to other signed documents by William Carroll with..... More
Summer and Smoke
New York: A New Directions Book, 1948. Second printing. Hardcover. Octavo. Hardcover with illustrated dust jacket. [6], 130 pages. Illustrated. Blue cloth binding is lightly foxed. Light toning to the front and rear hinges. Dust jacket is foxed with edge wear. Dust jacket price of 2.75 located on the front..... More
1813 Deed of Conveyance for a 640 acre tract of land situated in Williamson County, Tennessee on the south side of Spencer's Creek.
Williamson County, Tennessee: n/a, 1813. Paper. Legal size manuscript document. Approximately 13" x 8". 4 pages. Multiple folds. Paper is split into two sections with a small piece of clear tap on the center of page 4. This document concerns a Deed of Conveyance "between William Spencer & Elizabeth Spencer..... More
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