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Tennessee

State of the United States of America

Tennessee ( (listen), locally ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a state in the southeastern United States. Tennessee is the 36th largest by area and the 16th most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by eight states, with Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina to the east, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi to the south, Arkansas to the west, and Missouri to the northwest. The Appalachian Mountains dominate the eastern part of the state, and the Mississippi River forms its western border. Nashville is the state's capital and largest city, with a 2019 population of 670,820 and a 2019 metro population of 1,934,317. Tennessee's second largest city is Memphis, which had a population of 651,073 and metro population of 1,346,045 in 2019.

The state of Tennessee is rooted in the Watauga Association, a 1772 frontier pact generally regarded as the first constitutional government west of the Appalachians. What is now Tennessee was initially part of North Carolina, and later part of the Southwest Territory. Tennessee was admitted to the Union as the 16th state on June 1, 1796. Tennessee was the last state to leave the Union and join the Confederacy at the outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861. Occupied by Union forces from 1862, it was the first state to be readmitted to the Union at the end of the war.

Tennessee furnished more soldiers for the Confederate Army than any other state besides Virginia, and more soldiers for the Union Army than the rest of the Confederacy combined. Beginning during Reconstruction, it had competitive party politics, but a Democratic takeover in the late 1880s resulted in passage of disenfranchisement laws that excluded most blacks and many poor whites from voting. This reduced competition in politics in the state until after passage of civil rights legislation in the mid-20th century, although unlike in the Deep South, Tennessee Republicans always expected at least a third of the vote in statewide elections via East Tennessee and Highland Rim Unionists. In the 20th century, Tennessee transitioned from an agrarian economy to a more diversified economy, aided by massive federal investment in the Tennessee Valley Authority and, in the early 1940s, the city of Oak Ridge. This city was established just outside of Knoxville to house the Manhattan Project's uranium enrichment facilities, helping to build the world's first atomic bombs, two of which were dropped on Imperial Japan near the end of World War II. After the war, the Oak Ridge National Laboratory became and remains a key center for scientific research. In 2016, the element tennessine was named for the state, largely in recognition of the roles played by Oak Ridge, Vanderbilt University, and the University of Tennessee in the element’s discovery.

Tennessee's major industries include agriculture, manufacturing, and tourism. Poultry, soybeans, and cattle are the state's primary agricultural products, and major manufacturing exports include chemicals, transportation equipment, and electrical equipment. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the nation's most visited national park, is located in the eastern part of the state, and a section of the Appalachian Trail roughly follows the Tennessee–North Carolina border. Other major tourist attractions include the Tennessee Aquarium and Chattanooga Choo-Choo Hotel in Chattanooga; Dollywood in Pigeon Forge; Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies and Ober Gatlinburg in Gatlinburg; the Parthenon, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, and Ryman Auditorium in Nashville; the Jack Daniel's Distillery in Lynchburg; Elvis Presley's Graceland residence and tomb, the Memphis Zoo, the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis; and Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol.

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Map of the state of Kentucky : with the adjoining territories /

Map of the state of Kentucky : with the adjoining territories /

Relief shown pictorially. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

Map of a portion of Missionary Ridge, illustrating the positions of Baird's & Wood's div's., Nov. 23, 24 and 25, 1863.

Map of a portion of Missionary Ridge, illustrating the positions of Ba...

Scale ca. 1:11,800. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 398 Shows topography by contours, drainage, roads, railroads, and dwellings with names of inhabitants. Names of corps and commanding officers are given. Arrows i... more

Thomas Jefferson to Tennessee Legislators, February 23, 1803

Thomas Jefferson to Tennessee Legislators, February 23, 1803

Thomas Jefferson to Tennessee Legislature, December 24, 1803

Thomas Jefferson to Tennessee Legislature, December 24, 1803

Tennessee General Assembly, November 1, 1805, Printed Resolution

Tennessee General Assembly, November 1, 1805, Printed Resolution

Printed Resolution

The state of Tennessee.

The state of Tennessee.

From: Samuel Lewis Atlas, 1817. Available also through the Library of Congress web site as a raster image.

Tennessee Cavalry Regiment, February 7, 1813

Tennessee Cavalry Regiment, February 7, 1813

State of Tennessee, In General assembly, October 17th, 1813. Resolved by the General Assembly of the state of Tennessee, that our Senators in Congress be instructed, and our representatives requested to use their best endeavors to prevail upon C

State of Tennessee, In General assembly, October 17th, 1813. Resolved ...

On verso: gsx. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 174, Folder 3a.

North Carolina.

North Carolina.

Available also through the Library of Congress web site as a raster image.

Letters from Colonel John Williams [Letter dated Knoxville, Sept. 29, 1815 to Adam Huntsman and one dated Knoxville, Sept. 21, 1815 to Capt. Wm. King] The originals of the above letters are in my possession; and may be seen by any person on appl

Letters from Colonel John Williams [Letter dated Knoxville, Sept. 29, ...

Imprint 2. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 174, Folder 5.

Proposals for publishing by subscription the life of Major General Andrew Jackson, comprising a full history of the late war in the south, from the commencement of the hostilities with the Creek Indians, to the defeat of the British before New O

Proposals for publishing by subscription the life of Major General And...

On verso: 2-90.244.20. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 174, Folder 4a.

Attention. The committee of arrangement is authorized to state to the citizens of Nashville and its vicinity, that General Jackson, will arrive at Nashville, on Monday next .... The citizens of the town and neighborhood, are all respectfully inv

Attention. The committee of arrangement is authorized to state to the ...

Imprint 2.; Jackson, Andrew. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 174, Folder 4.

To the "Natchez Volunteer Rifle Corps." Attention! ... Our late brave and beloved Chief the immortal Jackson, it is understood, is approaching near our city on his way to Tennessee, and it is confidently believed, that the "Natchez, Volunteer Ri

To the "Natchez Volunteer Rifle Corps." Attention! ... Our late brave ...

Imprint 3. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 85, Folder 5.

U.S. Reports: Robinson v. Campbell, 16 U.S. (3 Wheat.) 212 (1818)

U.S. Reports: Robinson v. Campbell, 16 U.S. (3 Wheat.) 212 (1818)

Description: U.S. Reports Volume 16; Wheaton Volume 3; February Term, 1818; Robinson v. Campbell

U.S. Reports: Burton v. Williams, 16 U.S. (3 Wheat.) 529 (1818)

U.S. Reports: Burton v. Williams, 16 U.S. (3 Wheat.) 529 (1818)

Description: U.S. Reports Volume 16; Wheaton Volume 3; February Term, 1818; Burton's Lessee v. Williams et al.

Abstract of provisions, issued from the to the troops of the United States, stationed at by under special contract. [Nashville, Tenn. 1819].

Abstract of provisions, issued from the to the troops of the United St...

Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. 3 duplicate copies Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 174, Folder 8. Copy scanned: 2

To the moderator of the Presbytery of Miami

To the moderator of the Presbytery of Miami

U.S. Reports: Blunt's Lessee v. Smith, 20 U.S. (7 Wheat.) 248 (1822)

U.S. Reports: Blunt's Lessee v. Smith, 20 U.S. (7 Wheat.) 248 (1822)

Description: U.S. Reports Volume 20; Wheaton Volume 7; February Term, 1822; Blunt's Lessee v. Smith and others

U.S. Reports: Darby v. Mayer, 23 U.S. (10 Wheat.) 465 (1825)

U.S. Reports: Darby v. Mayer, 23 U.S. (10 Wheat.) 465 (1825)

Description: U.S. Reports Volume 23; Wheaton Volume 10; February Term, 1825; Darby's Lessee v. Mayer and another

Tennessee.

Tennessee.

... Murder will out !! Truth is mighty and shall prevail! Four years ago I charged General Andrew Jackson, in an address printed and published in Nashville, with various acts of cruelty and dishonesty when acting officially ... [Signed] Jesse Be

... Murder will out !! Truth is mighty and shall prevail! Four years a...

Title.; Political campaign.; Jackson, Andrew. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 174,... more

... To the public. The following document, in the form of a letter to Mr. James Jackson, has been presented to him, and he has refused to answer [accusing General Jackson and others of fraudulent land deals] Nashville Banner and Nashville Whig.

... To the public. The following document, in the form of a letter to ...

Jackson, Andrew.; Imprint 2. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 174, Folder 17.

Monumental inscriptions!

Monumental inscriptions!

An account of six military executions ordered by Gen. Jackson in 1815. During the 1828 presidential election, John Quincy Adams' Federalist proponents created a series of "coffin handbills" aimed at Tennessee ... more

In honor of the election of our distinguished fellow-citizen General Andrew Jackson, to the presidency of the United States, you are respectfully invited to attend a ball in Nashville ... Nashville, December 10, 1828.

In honor of the election of our distinguished fellow-citizen General A...

Printed on satin.; Jackson, Andrew.; On verso: 09-82-038.351 Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection... more

To the public. It will be recollected, that in a publication which I felt it my duty to make on the 9th of April last, in relation to the punishment of John Wood, I spoke of Doctor James L. Armstrong, the reputed author of "A Tennessean," as "an

To the public. It will be recollected, that in a publication which I f...

Imprint 2. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 174, Folder 14.

To the voters of the eighth Congressional district. Fellow Citizens: it has become necessary for me to publish a circular, in addition to the one already before the people for the purpose of correcting some erroneous impressions which have been

To the voters of the eighth Congressional district. Fellow Citizens: i...

Imprint 2.; Political campaign. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 174, Folder 26.

U.S. Reports: Powell vs. Harman, 27 U.S. (2 Pet.) 241 (1829)

U.S. Reports: Powell vs. Harman, 27 U.S. (2 Pet.) 241 (1829)

Description: U.S. Reports Volume 27; Peters Volume 2; January Term, 1829; Lessee of William A. Powell, and others vs. John Harman

Circular--- No. IV. To the voters of the second Congressional district of Tennessee. Fellow-Citizens:- When I wrote my "Circular- No. III" I suspected that Mr. Lea would delay the publication of his answer to so late a period that I should not h

Circular--- No. IV. To the voters of the second Congressional district...

Political campaign.; Imprint 2. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 174, Folder 27.

The hermitage drawn by T. Birch, from a description funished by a friend at Washington, D.C. ; engraved by J.W. Steel

The hermitage drawn by T. Birch, from a description funished by a frie...

Print shows a distant view of the Hermitage, with trees on the left and horses in a fenced pasture in the foreground. Title from item. Trimmed to within plate mark.

James K. Polk Papers: Series 6: Notes, circa 1831-1847; Subject file; Banks in United States; States

James K. Polk Papers: Series 6: Notes, circa 1831-1847; Subject file; ...

Andrew Jackson to Emily Tennessee Donelson, November 7, 1831

Andrew Jackson to Emily Tennessee Donelson, November 7, 1831

U.S. Reports: Ross v. McLung, 31 U.S. (6 Pet.) 283 (1832)

U.S. Reports: Ross v. McLung, 31 U.S. (6 Pet.) 283 (1832)

Description: U.S. Reports Volume 31; Peters Volume 6; January Term, 1832; David Ross, Plaintiff in Error v. Charles McLung, Defendant in Error

U.S. Reports: Boyce et al. v. Felix Grundy, 31 U.S. (6 Pet.) 777 (1832)

U.S. Reports: Boyce et al. v. Felix Grundy, 31 U.S. (6 Pet.) 777 (1832...

Description: U.S. Reports Volume 31; Peters Volume 6; January Term, 1832; Boyce et al. v. Felix Grundy

U.S. Reports: Green v. the Lessee of Neal, 31 U.S. (6 Pet.) 293 (1832)

U.S. Reports: Green v. the Lessee of Neal, 31 U.S. (6 Pet.) 293 (1832)

Description: U.S. Reports Volume 31; Peters Volume 6; January Term, 1832; Asa Green, Plaintiff in Error v. the Lessee of Henry Neal, Defendant in Error

U.S. Reports: Kirkman v. Hamilton and Others, 31 U.S. (6 Pet.) 20 (1832)

U.S. Reports: Kirkman v. Hamilton and Others, 31 U.S. (6 Pet.) 20 (183...

Description: U.S. Reports Volume 31; Peters Volume 6; January Term, 1832; Thomas Kirkman, Junior, Plaintiff v. John W. Hamilton and others, Defendants

A map of the state of Tennessee taken from survey /

A map of the state of Tennessee taken from survey /

Relief shown by hachures. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1832 by Matthew Rhea, in the Clerks Office of the District of West Tennessee." "Sold by H.S Tanner, Philadelphia, Eichbaum & Norvell, ... more

U.S. Reports: Tyrell's Heirs v. Rountree and others, 32 U.S. (7 Pet.) 464 (1833)

U.S. Reports: Tyrell's Heirs v. Rountree and others, 32 U.S. (7 Pet.) ...

Description: U.S. Reports Volume 32; Peters Volume 7; January Term, 1833; William Tyrell's Heirs, Plaintiffs in Error v. Andrew Rountree and others

To the public. A publication of Col. Robert Armstrong in the Nashville Republican of this day, seems to demand a brief notice from me ... Felix Grundy. Nashville, July 24, 1833.

To the public. A publication of Col. Robert Armstrong in the Nashville...

Political campaign. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 174, Folder 32.

Map and profile of the proposed road from opposite Memphis, Tenn. to the St. Francis River, Arkansas T. : exhibiting also, the adjacent country /

Map and profile of the proposed road from opposite Memphis, Tenn. to t...

Relief shown in hachures. "Level of the Mississippi River May 7th, 1833, nearly low water." From map in U.S. House Doc. no. 83, 23rd Congress, 2nd Session, 1834-1835, vol. 3. LC Trails, 243 The route is shown b... more

U.S. Reports: Erwin v. Blake, 33 U.S. (8 Pet.) 18 (1834)

U.S. Reports: Erwin v. Blake, 33 U.S. (8 Pet.) 18 (1834)

Description: U.S. Reports Volume 33; Peters Volume 8; January Term, 1834; James Erwin, Appellant v. Hugh M. Blake, Appellee

U.S. Reports: Holt and Wife v. Rogers, 33 U.S. (8 Pet.) 420 (1834)

U.S. Reports: Holt and Wife v. Rogers, 33 U.S. (8 Pet.) 420 (1834)

Description: U.S. Reports Volume 33; Peters Volume 8; January Term, 1834; William C. Holt and Wife, Appellants v. Thomas and Edmund Rogers

U.S. Reports: McCutchen et al v. Marshall et al, 33 U.S. (8 Pet.) 220 (1834)

U.S. Reports: McCutchen et al v. Marshall et al, 33 U.S. (8 Pet.) 220 ...

Description: U.S. Reports Volume 33; Peters Volume 8; January Term, 1834; James McCutchen and others, Appellants v. James Marshall and others

Andrew Jackson, with the Tennessee forces, on the Hickory Grounds (Ala.) A.D. 1814

Andrew Jackson, with the Tennessee forces, on the Hickory Grounds (Ala...

Print shows Andrew Jackson, full-length portrait, sitting on a horse, facing right, with military troops in the background on the lower right. Includes quotes by and about Jackson. Title from item. (DLC/PP-1903:41860).

U.S. Reports: Coulson v. Walton and others, 34 U.S. (9 Pet.) 62 (1835)

U.S. Reports: Coulson v. Walton and others, 34 U.S. (9 Pet.) 62 (1835)

Description: U.S. Reports Volume 34; Peters Volume 9; January Term, 1835; John Coulson, Appellant v. James Walton and others

U.S. Reports: Boyce's Executors v. Grundy, 34 U.S. (9 Pet.) 275 (1835)

U.S. Reports: Boyce's Executors v. Grundy, 34 U.S. (9 Pet.) 275 (1835)

Description: U.S. Reports Volume 34; Peters Volume 9; January Term, 1835; James Boyce's Executors, Appellants v. Felix Grundy

A free public dinner in honor of the Hon. Jas K. Polk will be given at Lewisburgh in Marshall county, on Thursday the 6th of October. The Citizens of Marshall and the adjoining counties are respectfully invited to attend and participate ... Sept

A free public dinner in honor of the Hon. Jas K. Polk will be given at...

Polk, James K. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 174, Folder 38.

Andrew Jackson to Tennessee Planters Bank, August 12, 1837

Andrew Jackson to Tennessee Planters Bank, August 12, 1837

Illustrations of the adventures of the renowned Don Quixote & his doughty squire Sancho Panza

Illustrations of the adventures of the renowned Don Quixote & his doug...

A burlesque history of the Jackson administration, with particular reference to his campaign to destroy the Bank of the United States. The narrative, in a series of twelve episodes, is based on Cervantes's "Don... more

Orders No. [25] Head Quarters, Eastern Division Cherokee Agency, Ten. May 17, 1838. [n. p. 1838].

Orders No. [25] Head Quarters, Eastern Division Cherokee Agency, Ten. ...

Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 174, Folder 40a.

James K. Polk. Governor of the state of Tennessee / from life & on stone by Chas. Fenderich ; printed by P.S. Duval, Lith., Philadelphia.

James K. Polk. Governor of the state of Tennessee / from life & on sto...

Print shows James K. Polk, half-length portrait, facing left; includes facsimile signature.

James K. Polk. Speaker of the House of Representatives, U.S. from life & on stone by Chas. Fenderich ; printed by P.S. Duval, Lith., Philadelphia

James K. Polk. Speaker of the House of Representatives, U.S. from life...

Print shows James K. Polk, half-length portrait, facing slightly left. Title from item. Publication date based on copyright statement on item. Forms part of: Popular graphic art print filing series (Library of Congress).

Map of Kentucky & Tennessee exhitibing the post offices, post roads, canals, rail roads, &c.; by David. H. Burr (Late topographer to the Post Office,) Geographer to the House of Representatives of the U.S.

Map of Kentucky & Tennessee exhitibing the post offices, post roads, c...

Detailed map showing relief by hachures, drainage, township and county boundaries, cities and towns, canals, roads, and railroads. Scale ca. 1:650,000. From his The American Atlas (London, J. Arrowsmith, 1839) ... more

Andrew Jackson, Jr. to Planters Bank of Tennessee, January 30, 1839

Andrew Jackson, Jr. to Planters Bank of Tennessee, January 30, 1839

Texas meeting in Nashville [Nashville, 184-].

Texas meeting in Nashville [Nashville, 184-].

Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 175, Folder 13a.

Republicans of Old Greene, rally at the call of your country ... We repeat again, turnout and hear the principles of one of the purest Republicans of the age, defended, that of Gen. Jackson. Many voters. September 2d, 1840.

Republicans of Old Greene, rally at the call of your country ... We re...

Negative Photostat copy.; Positive Photostat copy.; Jackson, Andrew.; On verso, copy 2 and 3: Ac. 4750 Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full... more

Andrew Jackson, Jr. to Planters Bank of Tennessee, January 27, 1840

Andrew Jackson, Jr. to Planters Bank of Tennessee, January 27, 1840

A letter from General Jackson ... Hermitage September 11, 1841.

A letter from General Jackson ... Hermitage September 11, 1841.

Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 175, Folder 2.

For President: James K. Polk, of Tennessee. For Vice President: George M. Dallas, of Pennsylvania

For President: James K. Polk, of Tennessee. For Vice President: George...

A Democratic election ticket for the 1844 presidential campaign, issued sometime between May 29, when Polk received the Democratic nomination, and the November canvass. The ticket names the party's eight electo... more

Fight between the Kentucky coon & the Tennessee alligator

Fight between the Kentucky coon & the Tennessee alligator

A woodland fantasy satirizing the prominent figures of the 1844 election campaign. The artist again favors Whig candidate Henry Clay, the "Kentucky Coon," who is shown overwhelming Democrat James K. Polk, the ... more

Nashville, July 6, 1844. Dear Sir:--- The Democracy of Tennessee, acting through the Central Committee appointed by their State convention, propose to hold a mass meeting at this place on the 15th of August next ....

Nashville, July 6, 1844. Dear Sir:--- The Democracy of Tennessee, acti...

U.S. Reports: Dickson v. Wilkinson, 44 U.S. (3 How.) 57 (1844)

U.S. Reports: Dickson v. Wilkinson, 44 U.S. (3 How.) 57 (1844)

Description: U.S. Reports Volume 44; Howard Volume 3; January Term, 1845; James N. and Levi Dickson, Plaintiffs, v. William H. Wilkinson, Administrator of John T. Wilkinson, Deceased

Funeral obsequies of free-trade

Funeral obsequies of free-trade

A gloomy view of the effects of the Polk administration's Tariff of 1846. The artist echoes Whig condemnation of the measure as adverse to American trade. A funeral cortege, composed of administration supporter... more

U.S. Reports: Jourdan et al. v. Thomas Barrett et al., 45 U.S. (4 How.) 169 (1846)

U.S. Reports: Jourdan et al. v. Thomas Barrett et al., 45 U.S. (4 How....

Description: U.S. Reports Volume 45; Howard Volume 4; January Term, 1846; Noel Jourdan and Joseph Landry, Plaintiffs in Error, v. Thomas Barrett et al.

James K. Polk Papers: Series 8: Miscellaneous, 1827-1884; Chronological file, 1827-1849; 1847, Feb. 16

James K. Polk Papers: Series 8: Miscellaneous, 1827-1884; Chronologica...

James K. Polk Papers: Series 2, General Correspondence and Related Items, 1775-1849; 1848, Oct. 25-1849, Mar. 1

James K. Polk Papers: Series 2, General Correspondence and Related Ite...

List of Senators of the General Assembly, of the State of Tennessee, convened at Nashville on the furst Monday in October, 1849 - whose election extends for two years from the second day of August, 1849. Prepared by Ramond B. Sloan, for the memb

List of Senators of the General Assembly, of the State of Tennessee, c...

Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 175, Folder 9.

A list of the members and officers of the House of representatives. Prepared by John Wallis and Elijah Butler, doorkeepers. Containing the names; birth-places; ages; residences; post-offices; whether married, single, or widower, places of boardi

A list of the members and officers of the House of representatives. Pr...

Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 175, Folder 12.

Standing committees of the Senate. [1849?].

Standing committees of the Senate. [1849?].

Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. 2 duplicate copies Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 175, Folder 13. Copy scanned: 2

[John Ross, full length portrait, facing front standing next to a small table]

[John Ross, full length portrait, facing front standing next to a smal...

Photograph shows portrait of John Ross, also known as Guwisguwi, Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation from 1828-1866 and founder of Ross's Landing in 1816, site of the original settlement of Chattanooga, Tenn... more

Disasters of 60 days : Wreck of Steamship Tennessee, Indian Cove, March 6th, 1853 ; Wreck & burning of the steamer Independence on the island of Margarita, Feby. 16th, 1853. 150 lives lost ; Collapse of flue on board Jenny Lind off San Francisquito, April 11th, 1853, 50 lives lost ; Wreck of propellor steamship S.S. Lewis, Duxburg Reef, April 9th, 1853 / / Lith. & pubh. by Britton & Rey, cr. California & Montgomery St., San Francisco.

Disasters of 60 days : Wreck of Steamship Tennessee, Indian Cove, Marc...

Pictorial lettersheet shows four images of shipwrecks on one page plus two vignettes of (top) a shepherdess and a bear and (center) Explosion R.K. Page Nicolaus, Feather River, March 21th, 1853; with attached b... more

U.S. Reports: Webb et al. v. Den, 58 U.S. (17 How.) 576 (1854)

U.S. Reports: Webb et al. v. Den, 58 U.S. (17 How.) 576 (1854)

Description: U.S. Reports Volume 58; Howard Volume 17; December Term, 1854; Gray P. Webb and others, Plaintiffs in Error, v. John Den, Lessee of Polly Weatherhead

Hon. Thomas A.R. Nelson of Tenn.

Hon. Thomas A.R. Nelson of Tenn.

Hon. John Bell of Tenn[?]

Hon. John Bell of Tenn[?]

Hon. Austin A. King, MO

Hon. Austin A. King, MO

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. M.C. from Mo.; Born Tenn. 1802; Died MO. 1870; State Rep. in Mo. 1834-36; Circuit Judge of 5th Circuit 1837-48; Gov. MO. 1848-60; M.C. 1863-65. Credit line:... more

Hon. Thomas A.R. Nelson of Tenn

Hon. Thomas A.R. Nelson of Tenn

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purchase; Alice H. Cox and Mary H. Evans; 1954. Gene... more

Hon. Alfred O.P. Nicholson of Tenn

Hon. Alfred O.P. Nicholson of Tenn

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Senator - Tennessee; Chief Justice - Supreme Court Tenn. 1870-76. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph... more

Alfred O.P. Nicholson

Alfred O.P. Nicholson

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Sen. From Tenn; Chief Justice of Supreme Court or Tenn. 1870-76. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... more

Hon. Alfred O.P. Nicholson of Tenn

Hon. Alfred O.P. Nicholson of Tenn

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purchase; Alice H. Cox and Mary H. Evans; 1954. Gene... more

Hon. Wm. G. Brownlow of Tenn

Hon. Wm. G. Brownlow of Tenn

Hon. John Bell of Tenn[?]

Hon. John Bell of Tenn[?]

Hon. Emerson Etheridge

Hon. Emerson Etheridge

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. M.C. Tenn. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purchase; Alice H. Cox and Mary H. Evans; ... more

Hon. John Bell of Tenn[?]

Hon. John Bell of Tenn[?]

Hon. Wm. Gannaway Brownlow of Tenn.

Hon. Wm. Gannaway Brownlow of Tenn.

Hon. John Bell of Tenn

Hon. John Bell of Tenn

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Original negative in National Archives Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860-1985, Series: Mathew Brady Photographs of C... more

Emerson Etheridge

Emerson Etheridge

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Senator - Tenn. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purchase; Alice H. Cox and Mary H. Ev... more

Hon. Thomas A.R. Nelson of Tenn

Hon. Thomas A.R. Nelson of Tenn

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Thomas Amos Rogers Nelson. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purchase; Alice H. Cox and... more

J.H. Savage

J.H. Savage

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. M.C.; John Houston Savage, born in Ten, 1815; died in Tenn, 1887; served in Mexican and Lt. Col. Civil Wars; wounded in Civil war; many years in congress; P... more

Hon. Sempronius Hamilton Boyd

Hon. Sempronius Hamilton Boyd

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. M. of C. Missouri; Commanded Lyon Legion Regt. in 1861; Born Tenn. 1828; Major of Springfield, MO, 1875; entered Union Army 1861; Judge of 14th Judicial Cir... more

Hon. Thomas A.R. Nelson of Tenn.

Hon. Thomas A.R. Nelson of Tenn.

Hon. Emerson Etheridge

Hon. Emerson Etheridge

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. M.C. Tenn.; Born N.C. 1819; Died 1902; member State H. of R. 1843 to 1841; Wig in Cong. 1853-57; again 1859-61; Clerk National H. of R. 1861-63; Member Stat... more

John Houston Savage of Tenn.

John Houston Savage of Tenn.

Hon. John Bell of Tenn

Hon. John Bell of Tenn

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Original negative in National Archives Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860-1985, Series: Mathew Brady Photographs of C... more

Hon. Alfred O.P. Nicholson of Tenn.

Hon. Alfred O.P. Nicholson of Tenn.

Hon. Alfred O.P. Nicholson of Tenn.

Hon. Alfred O.P. Nicholson of Tenn.

Hon. Wm. Gannaway Brownlow of Tenn

Hon. Wm. Gannaway Brownlow of Tenn

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purchase; Alice H. Cox and Mary H. Evans; 1954. Gene... more

Hon. Wm. G. Brownlow of Tenn

Hon. Wm. G. Brownlow of Tenn

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purchase; Alice H. Cox and Mary H. Evans; 1954. Gene... more

Paris, New York & Philadelphia fashions for spring & summer 1855, published & sold by F. Mahan, No. 186 Chesnut Street, Philadelphia / P.S. Duval & Co's Steam lith. Press, Philada.

Paris, New York & Philadelphia fashions for spring & summer 1855, publ...

Print shows in two horizontal panels, at top, men, a woman, and two children standing in a large drawing room, and at bottom, men, a woman, and two children standing outdoors on a street at seaside. At bottom c... more

John Houston Savage of Tenn

John Houston Savage of Tenn

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. M.C.; Col. of 16th Tenn. Inf., C.S.A., wounded at Perryville and Murfreesboro. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints a... more

Map & profile of the Virginia & Tennessee Rail Road.

Map & profile of the Virginia & Tennessee Rail Road.

Strip map of Virginia between Lynchburg and Bristol, Tenn. Shows drainage, coal and copper fields, county boundaries, cities, towns, and roads. Chartered March 24, 1848, under the name of Lynchburg abd Tennesse... more

U.S. Reports: Lea v. Polk County Copper Company, 62 U.S. (21 How.) 493 (1858)

U.S. Reports: Lea v. Polk County Copper Company, 62 U.S. (21 How.) 493...

Description: U.S. Reports Volume 62; Howard Volume 21; December Term, 1858; William P. Lea, Appellant, v. The Polk County Copper Company et al.

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