Finding Aid for the L.B. Wulff Collection, 1738-1921 (Bulk 1793-1881)


MS-0026

University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN


Encoded by: Elizabeth Dunham, June 12, 2006.

Summary Information
Title: L.B. Wulff Collection

Date/Date Range :   1738-1921 (Bulk 1793-1881)

Extent: 1.0 linear feet

Abstract:
This collection consists of letters, broadsides, tickets, currency, legal papers, and financial papers documenting early American history. The collection focuses on the Southeastern United States, and specifically on the State of Tennessee. Many of the items in the collection are signed by prominent American and European people.

Call number: MS-0026

Repository: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN

Access and Use
Aquisition Information:
The Special Collections Library acquired this collection in 1952.
Access Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Copyright:
The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.
Preferred Citation:
[Identification of Item], L.B. Wulff Collection, MS-0026. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Arrangement

Collection consists of one folder.


Biography / History

Louis Phillip Wulff, Jr. was born to Louis Phillip and Augusta Emmy Ingeborg Holm Wulff on October 19, 1902 in Marinette County, Wisconsin. At different times in his life, he lived in Memphis, Tennessee, Oxford City, Mississippi, and Providence, Rhode Island. He married Anna Louise Scott (1904-1981) in about 1924, and they had three children: Carolyn Audrey (b. 1925), Louis Phillip III (b. 1926), and Richard Gilbert (b. 1927). Wulff died in June of 1984 in Providence, Rhode Island and is buried in Memphis, Tennessee.


Collection Scope and Content Note

This collection consists of letters, broadsides, tickets, currency, legal papers, and financial papers documenting early American history. The collection focuses on the Southeastern United States, and specifically on the State of Tennessee. Many of the items in the collection are signed by prominent American and European people.

Subject Terms

  • United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
  • Southern States -- History.
Contents List
Folder   1     Item   1    
Nelly was a lady. Broadside. Pub. by T.M. Scroggy Philadelphia, undated

Folder   1     Item   2    
McDuffie, Geo. Letter. New Manchester, 1830 August 5

Folder   1     Item   3    
Worthington, E. Letter. Columbus 1861 October 4

Folder   1     Item   4    
Gunby ?, T.B. Letter to Wm. Jack. Barracks 18, Prison B., Carp Chase, Ohio, 1865 January 22

Folder   1     Item   5    
Jones, George. Appointment signed by A. Hammond, Sec. to Gov. Peter Early of Ga., 1815 February 8

Folder   1     Item   6    
Walker, Charles, naval officer. Note. High Shoals, N.Y., 1874 March 5

Folder   1     Item   7    
E.T.W. Letter to Cousin Lewis. Cold Water, 1862 October 14

Folder   1     Item   8    
Macomb, Alex. Letter. New York, 1809 December 6

Folder   1     Item   9    
Worth, Jon ?. Letter to D.A. Davis, esq. Treasury Department of N.C., Raleigh, 1864 September 15

Folder   1     Item   10    
Cobb, Irwin S., author. Letter to Mr. E.M. Rittenban ?. New York, 1876 November 18

Folder   1     Item   11    
Mardi Gras. Complimentary ticket and advertising card. Memphis, 1876 February 26

Folder   1     Item   12    
The Corkers. Broadside. Pub. by T.M. Scroggy, Philadelphia, undated

Folder   1     Item   13    
Stevens vs Davis. Guardianship petition. Williamson County, 1831

Folder   1     Item   14    
Worthington, W.W. Civil war letter to Mother. Aug. 5. Brandon, undated

Folder   1     Item   15    
Mabray, David vs McLean, Robt. D. Indenture. Yallabusha County, Miss., 1841 June 26

Folder   1     Item   16    
Mirdom ?, W. Letter. Washington, 1869 February 9

Folder   1     Item   17    
Jones, Chas. Cancelled check for $1000 to J.C. Baker. Memphis, 1868 April 24

Folder   1     Item   18    
Patterson, J.H. Check for $50 to M.C. Cayce & Son. Memphis, 1860 May 10

Folder   1     Item   19    
Worthington, Isaac and Ann C. Slave receipt from Ben Taylor. Fayette County, Kentucky, 1839-1840

Folder   1     Item   20    
Confederate $10 bill with supposed likeness of Williamson S. Oldham, Texas Senator. Facsimile reproduction and accompanying article, 1861 September 2

Folder   1     Item   21    
Ashley, Nathaniel. Deed signed by David B. Mitchell, Gov. of Ga. Wilkinson County, Ga., 1816 February 19

Folder   1     Item   22    
Watson, A.B. ? Note to Mrs. V. Jefferson Davis, 1902

Folder   1     Item   23    
Morton, O.P., Gov. of Indiana. Letter of introduction for Col. A. Stone, Commissary Genl. of Indiana. Indianapolis, 1862 February 28

Folder   1     Item   24    
Perkins, F.W., Asst. Quartermaster, Dept. of the Gulf. Letter to Lieut. Wm. F. Kesman ? New Orleans, 1864 November 9

Folder   1     Item   25    
Clay, Henry. Print on Silk. Pub. by H.R. Robinson. New York, undated

Folder   1     Item   26    
Cashman, John J. Oath of office. New York, 1875 March 8

Folder   1     Item   27    
Stone, E.M.P., Brig. Genl. Letter to J.M. Wightman, Mayor of Boston. Washington, D.C., 1862 December 2

Folder   1     Item   28    
Martin, John. Bill with Robt. and Alex McKim, 1791 October 10

Folder   1     Item   29    
Oldham, Goodman vs. Watkins, Luke. Court order of payment of debt signed by Rich. Ballingeil, County Court Clerk. ? county, Kentucky, 1820 April 29

Folder   1     Item   30    
Hagman, ? Letter to W.H. Bedford, Nashville. Treasury Dept. 1824 June 15

Folder   1     Item   31    
Dallas, G.M. Letter to T. Woodbury, 1852 July 11

Folder   1     Item   32    
Darragh, Jas. Bank draft. Bombay, India, undated

Folder   1     Item   33    
Brown, H. Letter to L. Winterbotham. Birmingham, 1841 February 3

Folder   1     Item   34    
. Telegram to Lt. Ackerman. Mobile, 1864 August 10

Folder   1     Item   35    
Giamanto, R. ? Letter on back of market-price sheet to . New Orleans, 1858 February 17

Folder   1     Item   36    
Jas. McNeill, Georg Farris, Lawson Pitman. Statement concerning road construction signed by ? Jackson, J.P. Knox County, 1823 October 25

Folder   1     Item   37    
Good Will Hose Song. Broadside, undated

Folder   1     Item   38    
Low Back'd Car. Broadside. Pub. by T.M. Scroggy, undated

Folder   1     Item   39    
I'm Off For Charleston. Broadside. Pub. by T.M. Scroggy, undated

Folder   1     Item   40    
Ancient Rams No. 2 of Southwark. Broadside. Thos. M. Scroggy, Philadelphlia, undated

Folder   1     Item   41    
Oil on the Brain. Broadside. Pub. by H. De Marsan, New York, undated

Folder   1     Item   42    
Ladies' Quarterly Magazine of Fashion. Mag. cover for Vol. I, No. 1. Pub. by Saguezs & Scott, New York, 1838

Folder   1     Item   43    
Ballinger, Jas. Receipt from J.H. Holeman. Frankfort, 1821 January 1

Folder   1     Item   44    
Bradford, Robt. Record of debt to W.H. Bedford signed by Stephen Cantrell, J.P. and Nathan Ewing, Judge. Davidson County, Nashville, 1829 January 23

Folder   1     Item   45    
Bedford & Receipt for wages. Kirby & Bedford. Receipt, 1866 October 19

Folder   1     Item   46    
Bedford, B.W. Receipt from Thos. H. Jones, 1866 December 29

Folder   1     Item   47    
Bedford. Receipt from W.S. Bruce & Co. Memphis, 1866 August 8

Folder   1     Item   48    
Bedford, B.W. Receipt from P. Fitzpatrick. Bedford, J. Receipt from Williamson, Hill & Co. Memphis, 1866

Folder   1     Item   49    
Stephens, Alexander, later V-P of Confederate States. Letter to G.W. Crawford, Sec. of War. Crawfordsville, Ga., 1869 September 28

Folder   1     Item   50    
Porter, P.W. Deposit receipt for $20 signed by John A. Dix, Asst. Treas. of U.S. New York, 1853 June 15

Folder   1     Item   51    
Bedford, Col. B.W. Receipt from Newton Ford & Co. Memphis, 1866 October 16

Folder   1     Item   52    
Bedford & 2 receipts to Tennessee and George, witnessed by T.G. Halbert, 1866

Folder   1     Item   53    
Schurtz, Carl, Journalist soldier. Note to Mr. Palmer. Feb. 3. The Evening Post, New York, undated

Folder   1     Item   54    
Detaille, Edourd, painter. Letter. Apri1, ? France, undated

Folder   1     Item   55    
Lord Hastings. Letter to Washington Shirley. England, 1825 November 30

Folder   1     Item   56    
Halery, Ludovic, poet. Letter. France, undated

Folder   1     Item   57    
Pierce, Everett H. Deed signed by John Forsyth, Gov. of Ga. Baldwin County, Ga., 1828 November 19

Folder   1     Item   58    
Green, M.M., Methodist Bishop. Letter to Rev. Geo. C. Harris. Bishop's Place, Miss., 1853 May 12

Folder   1     Item   59    
Curtis, H.A., Clerk of Supreme Court of Appeals of Va. Burnham, H.B., Pres. Judge of Supreme Court of Appeals of Va. 3 legal documents concerning a case judgment. Richmond, 1868-1869

Folder   1     Item   60    
Colfax, Schuyler, statesman. Letter to Mr. Baxter. South Bend, Ind., 1866 September 20

Folder   1     Item   61    
Majors Lee & Jones. Letter. Miss., 1863 November 17

Folder   1     Item   62    
Palprey, J.G., Historian. Letter. Cambridge, 1853

Folder   1     Item   63    
Taylor, Benj. Document appointing Isaac Worthington & Sycurgen S. Johnson administrators of estate. Signed by Jos. B. Stromand, Clerk of Circuit & Probate Courts. Chicot County, Arkansas, 1850 April 1

Folder   1     Item   64    
Ward, John. Deed signed by Chas. J. McDonald, Gov. of Ga. Richmond County, 1843 June 23

Folder   1     Item   65    
Bulwer-Lytton, Edw. Geo. E., novelist. Letter to W.H. Dixon. Gt. Britain, 1868 July 11

Folder   1     Item   66    
Quintard, Chas. Todd, Bishop of Tenn. Note to Birdie. Sewanee, 1866 July 12

Folder   1     Item   67    
McNeely, Jos. B. Receipt from J.C. Baker. Fisherville, Shelby County, Tenn, 1854 June 30

Folder   1     Item   68    
Griswold, R.W. Note to W.G. Simms. June 24. Philadelphia, undated

Folder   1     Item   69    
Pope, Curtis Hidden. Bible quotation, undated

Folder   1     Item   70    
Hill, Benj. H., Hector, W.H. Letter to Mr. President, 1877 June 2

Folder   1     Item   71    
Windom, Wm. Letter to Thos. Simpson. Washington, 1868 June 20

Folder   1     Item   72    
Masey, W.B., inspector genl., War Dept. Letter to Simon Dittman. Washington D.C., 1874 April 6

Folder   1     Item   73    
Poem in Braille with translation, undated

Folder   1     Item   74    
Green, M.M, Bishop of Miss. Note to Birdie. Univ. of the South, 1886 July 19

Folder   1     Item   75    
Parton, Jas., author. Note, 1871 January 20

Folder   1     Item   76    
Peck, Geo. W., author. Letter to J.H. Johnson. Milwaukee, 1898 May 30

Folder   1     Item   77    
Windom, Wm. Letter to Simpson. Washington, 1867 February 23

Folder   1     Item   78    
Windom, Wm., statesman. Letter to Simpson. Washington, 1867 March 25

Folder   1     Item   79    
Greenwood, Grace, author. Note, undated

Folder   1     Item   80    
Seymour, . Note to Warren T. Nader? Albany, N.Y., 1853 April 9

Folder   1     Item   81    
Lockwood, Belva A., woman's rights crusader. Card, undated

Folder   1     Item   82    
Davis, A.J. Portion of letter, undated

Folder   1     Item   83    
Beckwith, J.W. Letter to Mr. Miller. Episcopal Residence, 1870 December 28

Folder   1     Item   84    
Long, John D., Sec. of Navy. Letter. Hingham, Mass., 1881 April 18

Folder   1     Item   85    
Coffee, John. Deed wigned by Jared Irwin, Gov. of Ga., 1807 October 15

Folder   1     Item   86    
Riplogh, Frederick. Deed wigned by W. Trousdale, Gov. of Tenn. Madison County, Tenn., 1850 December 20

Folder   1     Item   87    
Cooper, Moses. Indenture witnessed by John Smith, Richard Steere. County of Providence in Colony of Rhode Island, 1738 February 12

Folder   1     Item   88    
Coxey, J.S., leader of Coxey's army. Letter to Mr. John R. Bothwell. Massillon, Ohio, 1895 January 31

Folder   1     Item   89    
Ballingul ?, Jas. F., County Court Clerk. Statement concerning proposed road construction. Knox County, 1823

Folder   1     Item   90    
Miller, Hugh R. Document concerning roads. Pontotoc County, Miss., 1859 April 8

Folder   1     Item   91    
McKean, Jos. vs Darrach, Jas. Extradition paper signed by Jno Dickinson. District of West Tenn., 1805 November 4

Folder   1     Item   92    
Smith, F. Hopkinson, Am. lecturer and author. Letter to Mr. Bosker. The Chicago Club, undated

Folder   1     Item   93    
Bedford, B.W. Receipt from Bingham Williams & Co. Memphis, 1865 September 29

Folder   1     Item   94    
Bedford & . Receipt to Pecayune witnessed by T.G. Halbert, 1866 September 10

Folder   1     Item   95    
Bedford, H.L. Note to Father, Col. B.W. Bedford. Morton, Miss., 1863 September 1

Folder   1     Item   96    
Civil war letter. Referring to 2 battles involving Genl. Pillow. Columbus, undated

Folder   1     Item   97    
Hubbard, Elbert, writer. Letter to Mr. Nelson. East Aurora, Erie County, N.Y., 1914 November 27

Folder   1     Item   98    
Carnegie, Andrew, industrialist. Note. N.Y., 1913 May 8

Folder   1     Item   99    
Quarterbush, Townsend & Co. Letter to Messrs. E.J. & A. Nisbets. New York, 1867 October 20

Folder   1     Item   100    
Worthington, W.W. Civil war letter to parents. Corinth, 1862 April 10

Folder   1     Item   101    
Bedford, Col. Receipt from G.H. Blood & Co. Memphis, 1868 November 18

Folder   1     Item   102    
Goucher, H.B. Goucher, M.C. Milwaukee. 2 autographs, 1881

Folder   1     Item   103    
Pillow, Gid. J. Letter to Pres. Grant. Photo enclosed. Memphis, Tenn., 1874 June 19

Folder   1     Item   104    
Lamar, J.R. On front letter to W.K. Miller. Augusta. On back note to Hon. H.C. Rorey ? Augusta, 1890 December 6

Folder   1     Item   105    
Kissinger's Philatelic Postal Card. Vol I., No. 9. Reading, Pa., 1893 August 15

Folder   1     Item   106    
Hadji Hossein Ghooly Khan, Persian minister to U.S.A. 1888-90. Note in Persian, undated

Folder   1     Item   107    
Dawson, Henry B. Letter. Morrisania, N.Y., 1869 March 15

Folder   1     Item   108    
Lossing, Benson J., journalist. Letter to Mr. Simon Dettman. Dover Plains, N.Y., 1873 December 9

Folder   1     Item   109    
Doyle, A. Conan, author. Letter. April 4, 1921. London, 1921 April 4

Folder   1     Item   110    
Cochran, John H. Letter to W.H. Vaughn. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen & Abandoned Lands. Nashville, Tenn., 1865 October 4

Folder   1     Item   111    
Whiting . Letter to Mrs. Ann Worthington, Skipwiths Sandy, Miss. Memphis, 1865 January 15

Folder   1     Item   112    
Worthington, W.W. Civil war letter to Mother. Near Florence, 1864 November 15

Folder   1     Item   113    
Garland, Mary Ann. Petition moving her from prison to insane asylum. Sidney, Australia, 1859 November 2

Folder   1     Item   114    
Green, Wm. Petition moving him from prison to insane asylum. Sidney, Australia, 1856 September 9

Folder   1     Item   115    
Smith, Robt., Paymaster. Letter to Maj. C.S. Hempstead. St. Louis, 1862 August 16

Folder   1     Item   116    
Speed, Philip. Internal Revenue Banking License to Branch Comm. Bank, Louisville, 1864 September 12

Folder   1     Item   117    
McDonald, Matthew. Appointment of T.T. Cunningham, Wm. Giles, Jas. Clark to hold an election. Abbeville District, S.C., 1858 November 15

Folder   1     Item   118    
Dawes, Chas., Attorney Genl. Letter to H.A. Vaughan, Louisville, Ky. Dept. of Justice, Washington, 1877 March 14

Folder   1     Item   119    
Sprague, Kempe. On front in pencil civil war letter to Ma, Mrs. Frances Sprague. Near Fayetteville, Tenn. On back letter from, Sprague, 1862 March 7

Folder   1     Item   120    
Sugg vs. Dupree. Legal document, undated

Folder   1     Item   121    
Doyle, Dr. Conan. Photograph, undated

Folder   1     Item   122    
Faraday, Michael. Physicist. Letter to Sr. Henry. Royal Institute, England, 1830

Folder   1     Item   123    
Faraday, Michael. Print. Fisher, Son & Co, London, 1844

Folder   1     Item   124    
Fariss, W.H. Letter to M.H. Flinn? Columbus, Ga., 1863 September 28

Folder   1     Item   125    
Houston, W. Receipt for Slaves bought by Geo. C. Graham, Witnessed by A.S. Hancock, Saml. B. Williamson. Memphis, 1854 January 31

Folder   1     Item   126    
Merrick, J.D. State of Arkansas bank note for $5 signed by W.R. Willis, auditor, and O. Basham, Treasurer, 1861 September 16

Folder   1     Item   127    
Garvin, J.P. $5000 Confederate bond signed by Register of the Treasury. Richmond, 1864 July 16

Folder   1     Item   128    
Culbreath ?, Jno. J. Letter to Capt. Wortham. St. Vincent Hospital, 1861 October 9

Folder   1     Item   129    
Beecher, Henry Ward, pulpit orator. Letter to M.H. Grinell, 1869 April 3

Folder   1     Item   130    
Lincoln, Robt. T., statesman. Letter to .Legation of the U.S., London, 1892 March 31

Folder   1     Item   131    
$500 Confederate bond. Montgomery, Ala., 1864 November 1

Folder   1     Item   132    
$100 Confederate bond. Richmond, 1865 March 9

Folder   1     Item   133    
$100 Confederate bond. Montgomery, Ala., 1864 November 1

Folder   1     Item   134    
$1000 Confederate bond. Marshall, Texas, 1864 July 11

Folder   1     Item   135    
Worthirgton, W.W. Civil war letter to Father. Jackson, Tenn., 1863 June 20

Folder   1     Item   136    
Seguard, C.E. Brown. Letter. Cavendish Square, Eng1and, 1862 September 12

Folder   1     Item   137    
Weed, Thurlow, journalist. Cancelled check. New York, 1865 November 4

Folder   1     Item   138    
Unsigned memorandum. Round Lick Creek land, undated

Folder   1     Item   140    
Hiram G. Runnels, John Watt, Geo. W. Martin, Wm. P. Bryan, Wm. Bell, Uriah Tyson, Edw. E.P. Davidson, Alfred S. Brown, Thos. B. Ives, Andrew R. Govan vs Robt. D. McLean. Indenture. Yalohisha County, Miss., 1845 January 25

Folder   1     Item   141    
Lyttle, Col. Arch vs Rhodes, Capt. Jos. Land dispute, 1804

Folder   1     Item   142    
Allen, Alex M. Commission as County surveyor. Columbia County, Ga., 1858 January 13

Folder   1     Item   143    
Bedford, Benj. W. vs Harralson, Eveline and Henry P. Indenture Signed by Cullen Andrews, J.P. of Coahoma County, Miss., E.B. Bridging, Clerk of Probate Court, Tunica County, Miss., D.A. Harrington, Clerk of Probate Court, Coahoma County, Miss., 1849-1850

Folder   1     Item   144    
Williamson, Hugh vs. Robertson, Jas. Indenture. [Tenn.], 1800 September 10

Folder   1     Item   145    
Brown, H. Bank notes from Bank of Washtenaw signed by D. Page. Ann Arbor, Mich., 1835 May 9

Folder   1     Item   146    
Brackin, Wm. Land grant from Republic of Texas signed by Anson Hones. Bexar County, 1845 December 31

Folder   1     Item   147    
Overton, Thos. vs Executors of Jas. Speller. Affidavit. Mero District. North Carolina, 1807 August 3

Folder   1     Item   148    
Rice, John. Copy of his will made by Andrew McNairy. Copy certified by Andrew Ewing, court clerk, Davidson County, 1792-1806

Folder   1     Item   149    
Crawford, Wm. H., candidate for pres. 2 writs of habeas corpus. Wilkes County, Ga., 1824-1833

Folder   1     Item   150    
McVey, King and heirs of Wm McVey. Portion of land grant. During term of Pres Jno. Quincy Adams, undated

Folder   1     Item   151    
Burgess, Walter S. Portion of land grant. During term of Pres. Madison, undated

Folder   1     Item   152    
Bedford, Wm. H. Account with Miss Ann B. Spence, 1830

Folder   1     Item   153    
Cains and wife vs Jones. Court brief, 1821

Folder   1     Item   154    
Bedford, W. H. Slave receipt from F. Whittemore. Davidson County, Tenn., 1844

Folder   1     Item   155    
Searcy vs Eaton and Merrit. Court brief, 1799

Folder   1     Item   156    
Barnard, Margaret to Cas-se-na Barnard. Deed transfer. Russel County, Ala., 1834 July 26

Folder   1     Item   157    
Bedford, B. W. Income tax return. Under income tax law of 1864. Shelby County, Tenn., 1870 February 28

Folder   1     Item   158    
Carlos de Ariscum ? Receipt. Cavite, Corregidor, Philippines, 1895 December 30

Folder   1     Item   159    
Pilkinton, Robt. Portion of land grant during term of Pres. Jas. Monroe, undated

Folder   1     Item   160    
$5 bank note. Bank of Augusta, Ga., undated

Folder   1     Item   161    
Anderson, W.J. Appointment as notary public signed by Gov. of N.C. David S. Reid. Cumberland County, N.C., 1851 April 19

Folder   1     Item   162    
Clarkey, R.H. Civil war Genl. Order No. 16 by order of Col. Smith. To Maj. J. T. Gee. Fort Morgan, 1863 May 1

Folder   1     Item   163    
Boon vs John H. & Dixon Lewis. Legal Brief, undated

Folder   1     Item   164    
Lofton, Jas. L. vs Cameron and Lightfoot. Legal brief. Gibson County, 1831

Folder   1     Item   165    
Fisher. Legal brief for (illegible), undated

Folder   1     Item   166    
Bedford, Edwin W. Legal document involving slave transaction. Lafayette County, Missouri, 1845 July 25

Folder   1     Item   167    
Talbot, Jno. Copy of indenture to Jno. Chandler. March 23, 1793. Wilkes County, Ga., 1793 March 23

Folder   1     Item   168    
Gardner, Jas. Copy of his will made by David Shelby, Clerk of Sumner County, Court, 1805 August 22

Folder   1     Item   169    
Calaway, Lawson. Tax form. Montgomery County, Alabama, 1865 March 21