L.B. Eaton in Memphis, TN to John Eaton in Washington, D.C.

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Collection:
Volunteer Voices
Title:
L.B. Eaton in Memphis, TN to John Eaton in Washington, D.C.
Date of Original:
1850/1877
Subject:
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Tennessee
Violence--Tennessee--History--19th century
Federal government
Freed persons--Tennessee
Sharecropping--Tennessee
Politics and Government
Civil rights
Human rights
Location:
United States, Tennessee, 35.75035, -86.25027
Medium:
letters (correspondence)
Type:
Text
Format:
image/jp2
Description:
L.B. Eaton gives a detailed account of a murder in Somerville and a conflict between the U.S. government and the state government which grew out of the arrest of the murderer. L.B. tells how he prevented violence between state and federal authorities by rushing troops to Somerville and arresting all the offenders.
The University of Tennessee Libraries (Knoxville, Tennessee) is the digital publisher.
Metadata URL:
https://digital.lib.utk.edu/collections/islandora/object/volvoices%3A12444
Language:
eng
Contributing Institution:
University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Special Collections
Rights:
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