James L. Fuller Collection (1827-1897), 1827-1897
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- Location of this collection:
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4881 Taylor CirCollegedale, TN 37315, USA
- Preferred citation:
- Item description, McKee Library: James L. Fuller Collection, Series #, box #, and folder #, McKee Library Special Collections at Southern Adventist University, Collegedale, Tennessee.
Collection description
Summary
- Abstract:
- This collection consists of personal letters and legal documents mainly pertaining to residents of Troup County, Georgia. Among the legal documents are bills of sale for the purchase of slaves, a land deed, and the last will and testament of John Shank.
- Extent:
- .5 Linear Feet and 1 Box, .5 Linear Feet
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
- Item description, McKee Library: James L. Fuller Collection, Series #, box #, and folder #, McKee Library Special Collections at Southern Adventist University, Collegedale, Tennessee.
Background
- Biographical / Historical:
These documents were recovered in the summer of 2019. A note was included within the papers requesting their return to James L. Fuller if deemed of no use to the library. Additional information about the donation has not been recovered at this time.
The documents and letters in this collection provide a narrow window into the lives of their creators. Many of them pertain to John Shank and his family, including a promissory note to his son, John A. Shank, and a letter to Ida, believed to be his granddaughter. Further biographical information about the people within these documents has not been verified at this time.
- Processing information:
Materials have been rearranged from their original order. Folded items were flattened. Materials were placed in new acid-free folders and boxes.