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Size | 1 item |
Abstract | Johann Conrad Schweizer (born 1812) emigrated from Switzerland to the United States in 1853. The collection includes a typescript copy of autobiographical notes, diary entries, and copies of letters (circa 1812-1863), under the title, "Notes on My Life," written by Schweizer, chiefly concerning his struggles to make a living as a farmer, teacher, and shopkeeper in Knoxville, Roane County, and other places in Tennessee and in Georgia, Alabama, St. Louis, Mo., and Tell City, Ind. |
Creator | Schweizer, Johann Conrad, b. 1812. |
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, June 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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Johann Conrad Schweizer (born 1812) was a Swiss immigrant to the United States who worked as a farmer, teacher, and shopkeeper in Tennesse, Georgia, Alabama, Missouri, and Indiana.
Back to TopThe collection includes a typescript copy of autobiographical notes, diary entries, and copies of letters (circa 1812-1863), under the title, "Notes on My Life," by Johann Conrad Schweizer, chiefly concerning his struggles to make a living as a farmer, teacher, and shopkeeper in Knoxville, Roane County, and other places in Tennessee and in Georgia, Alabama, St. Louis, Mo., and Tell City, Ind.
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