Politics, Government, and Law
Found in 1673 Collections and/or Records:
Temperance Randall deed of gift
Moses Tennant letters and legal documents
Handwritten and signed personal papers and legal documents. Included are letters, powers of attorney, promissory notes, and a bill of sale. The letters describe Tennant's travels in the United States and the West Indies. The legal documents mostly deal with the payment and transfer of money between Tennant and Ephraim C. Davidson and were written in Indiana.
Tennessee legal documents
Handwritten, printed and signed documents from the state of Tennessee. One lists questions to be answered in a deposition from William Hawkins, and is dated 25 October 1796. The other, dated 14 November 1810, is a land grant of twenty acres from the state of Tennessee to Jacob Tussey (signed by William B. Graiger).
James Parshall Terry autobiography
Photocopy of a handwritten and typed autobiography of James P. Terry which includes his experiences with Johnston's Army in 1857.
Testimony in the case of the Territory of Wyoming vs. George Parrott.
Photocopied typescript of testimony given in a murder and train robbery trial against George Parrott.
Texas in Revolt
Typescript of a book manuscript with handwritten corrections. Gaddy tells the story of the Texas war for independence. The manuscript was submitted to the Old Army Press for publication.
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David Thomas diaries
Handwritten diaries with many gaps. Thomas writes about his expenses and travels in Utah.
Henrietta Oberlander Thomas autobiography
Typed autobiography. Thomas served in Hawaii where she met her husband, Thayne L. Thomas. They married on 15 May 1947. She writes about her training and her service. Also included are letters she wrote in 1945.
Thomas Jefferson signed act of Congress
Contains a printed page with an act of the U.S. Congress signed by Thomas Jefferson while serving as President of the United States. This document was addressed to Nathaniel Macon, speaker of the House of Representatives and Jesse Franklin, President of the Senate, pro tempore. The House and the Senate enacted a change in the sessions of the district court for the district of Virginia. Jefferson approved and signed the legislation, dated March 19, 1804.