Finding Aid for the Horace Maynard Letter, 1866 March 23
MS-2245University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN
Encoded by: Elizabeth Dunham, June 1, 2006.
Summary Information
Horace Maynard Letter
Date/Date Range : 1866 March 23
0.1 linear feet
Abstract: In a March 23, 1866 letter to the "Hon. P. Chamberlain" in Knoxville, Horace Maynard talks of the need for more workers in East Tennessee. He also notes that workers are respected in the area, saying that this is unlike other areas of the state and the South.
MS-2245
University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN
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[Identification of Item], Horace Maynard Letter, MS-2245. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.
Arrangement
Collection consists of a single folder.
Biography / History
Horace Maynard (1814-1882) was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1857 as a part of the American, or Know-Nothing, Party ticket. He was reelected twice: in 1859 with the Opposition Party and in 1861 with the Unionist Party. In 1863, Governor Andrew Johnson appointed Maynard to be the state's attorney general. Two years later, Maynard returned to Congress, where he served until 1875 when President Ulysses S. Grant appointed him ambassador to Turkey. He retained that position until President Rutherford B. Hayes in 1880 tapped him as postmaster general, a position he held until March 5, 1881. Maynard died in Knoxville on May 3, 1882.
Collection Scope and Content Note
In a March 23, 1866 letter to the "Hon. P. Chamberlain, Esq." in Knoxville, Horace Maynard describes the need for workers in East Tennessee. Maynard states that "our great immediate want is product in labor, a large increase to our working population." He also mentions that workers are highly respected in this area, in his opinion differing widely from other parts of the state and "very wide from the general south."
Subject Terms
- Tennessee -- Economic conditions -- 19th century.
- Working class -- Tennessee.
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Letter from Horace Maynard in Washington, D.C. to the "Hon. P. Chamberlain, Esq." in Knoxville, 1866 March 23 Scope Note: Washington, March 23, 1866
Dear Sir,
I return with my signature the certificate enclosed in yours of the 19th. Your account is very encouraging. By practice & diligence I believe great will be achieved in our part of the state. There is an unseen undeveloped wealth, awaiting the efforts of resolute & reason. Our great immediate want is product in labor, a large increase to our working population. Every man with a pair of strong arms & a willing heart is an acquisition to be praised. Of our fancy stock, that which subsists on the labor of others, we always have had more than enough. While there are always men in every community who turn up their aristocratic noses at the men who toil, the mechanic, the artisan, it is just to our community to say that such have been held in high respect. This is certainly explained, by an acquaintance with the persons who to our society in the earlier times. In this respect, our part of the state differs widely from other parts, & very wide from the general south. I shall be glad to hear from you at any time.
I am respectfully your obt. Servant,
Horace Maynard
Hon. P. Chamberlain, Esq.
Knoxville, Tenn.
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