Description:The letters published in this book are only part of hundreds of receipts, bills, and items of correspondence belonging to Judge John Overton contained in collections at the Tennessee State Library and Archives. All the letters herein were transcribed from the original manuscripts at the Library and, with a few exceptions, are published here for the first time. In the book, the spellings and abbreviations from the original letters have not been altered in hopes that the reader will enjoy this flavor from yesteryear. Although some very lengthy letters have been edited, most of the letters have been published in their entirety. The letters appear, primarily from Overton's incoming correspondence, in chronological order from 1798 until his death in 1833. These letters are a mixture of life itself: babies and politics, health and happiness, friends and foes, love and marriage. Today we can read these letters of John Overton's life, his family and friends in an earlier Nashville, in a country which was brand new and striving for success.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Dear Judge: Selected Letters of John Overton of Travellers Rest. To get started finding Dear Judge: Selected Letters of John Overton of Travellers Rest, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
101
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Travellers Rest Historic House Museum
Release
1978
ISBN
Dear Judge: Selected Letters of John Overton of Travellers Rest
Description: The letters published in this book are only part of hundreds of receipts, bills, and items of correspondence belonging to Judge John Overton contained in collections at the Tennessee State Library and Archives. All the letters herein were transcribed from the original manuscripts at the Library and, with a few exceptions, are published here for the first time. In the book, the spellings and abbreviations from the original letters have not been altered in hopes that the reader will enjoy this flavor from yesteryear. Although some very lengthy letters have been edited, most of the letters have been published in their entirety. The letters appear, primarily from Overton's incoming correspondence, in chronological order from 1798 until his death in 1833. These letters are a mixture of life itself: babies and politics, health and happiness, friends and foes, love and marriage. Today we can read these letters of John Overton's life, his family and friends in an earlier Nashville, in a country which was brand new and striving for success.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Dear Judge: Selected Letters of John Overton of Travellers Rest. To get started finding Dear Judge: Selected Letters of John Overton of Travellers Rest, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.