In a letter to his future wife, Maria Melvina Love, on July 31, 1866, William Williams Stringfield writes primarily to convince her to not postpone their marriage date which she has set. Throughout the letter Stringfield expresses his longing to be…
In a letter to his future wife, Maria Melvina Love on July 8, 1865, William Williams Stringfield writes as a suitor asking for Love's hand in marriage. In an attempt to win her affections, Stringfield mentions his high standing reputation with the…
In this letter of February 20, 1880, William Terrell (1836-1913) informs his brother James W. Terrell of their father’s death. He explains their father died while chopping wood and they will bury him at Bethel Cemetery the next day.
This 1758 copybook was created by William Twaddell at the age of thirteen while he was studying under schoolmaster John Reed in Coleraine, Ulster, Northern Ireland. Subjects included in the copybook are dyalling, practical geometry, mensuration, the…
This copybook of 1761 and 1762 was created by William Twaddell when he was a student in Coleraine, Ulster, Northern Ireland under schoolmaster Mr. Connings. The copybook starts August 16, 1761 when Twaddell is fifteen years old and finishes March 26,…
In a second draft of a letter to President Andrew Johnson, written in June of 1866, William Williams Stringfield petitions for the President's intervention on his indictment for treason, a crime punishable by execution,and for which he will stand…
In a letter to President Andrew Johnson, written in June of 1866, William Williams Stringfield petitions for the President's intervention on Stringfield's indictment of treason, a crime punishable by execution, in which he will stand trial for at The…
This undated photograph showing an unidentified woman and a toddler in a yard is part of the Sara Madison Collection. Dr. Sara Jean Sutton Montgomery Madison (1931-2017) had a lifelong association with Western Carolina University, and was married to…
This undated photograph showing a woman sitting on a porch and labeled Ada on the front is part of the Sara Madison Collection. Dr. Sara Jean Sutton Montgomery Madison (1931-2017) had a lifelong association with Western Carolina University, and was…
This undated photograph showing a portrait of two women standing in front of Breese Gymnasium is part of the Sara Madison Collection. Dr. Sara Jean Sutton Montgomery Madison (1931-2017) had a lifelong association with Western Carolina University, and…