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Size | About 100 items |
Abstract | Theodore P. Hamlin (died 1867) of Davidson County, Tenn., was a Confederate soldier with the 18th Tennessee Regiment. The collection includes letters, 1864-1867, from Theodore P. Hamlin to members of his family in Edgefield, Davidson County, Tenn.; a few personal and family letters, 1850s, to Mary B. Worley of Tennessee; a few personal items, 1850s, of John S. Russworm of Williamson County, Tenn.; and itemized bills, 1881-1885, of Newt J. Dodson, Nashville, Tenn. The letters from Hamlin include nine written in 1864-1865, while he was a prisoner at Johnson's Island, Ohio, especially concerning procedures for gaining his release, and letters in 1865 about starting a cotton farm outside Nashville, Tenn. |
Creator | Hamlin, Theodore P., d. 1867. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, July 2010
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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Theodore P. Hamlin (died 1867) of Davidson County, Tenn., was a Confederate soldier with the 18th Tennessee Regiment. He was imprisoned for a time at Johnson's Island, Ohio. His father was T. B. Hamlin, a land owner and dentist.
Back to TopThe collection includes letters, 1864-1867, from Theodore P. Hamlin to members of his family in Edgefield, Davidson County, Tenn.; a few personal and family letters, 1850s, to Mary B. Worley of Tennessee; a few personal items, 1850s, of John S. Russworm of Williamson County, Tenn.; and itemized bills, 1881-1885, of Newt J. Dodson, Nashville, Tenn. The letters from Hamlin include nine written in 1864-1865, while he was a prisoner at Johnson's Island, Ohio, especially concerning procedures for gaining his release, and letters in 1865 about starting a cotton farm outside Nashville, Tenn.
Back to TopFolder 1 |
Original finding aid |
Papers, 1834-1862 |
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Folder 2 |
Papers, 1864-1865 |
Folder 3 |
Papers, 1866-1867 |
Folder 4 |
Papers, 1868-1882 |
Folder 5 |
Papers, 1883-1885 and undated |