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Finding Aid for the Charles P. Toncray Papers, 1886-1909


MS-2366

University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN


Encoded by: Elizabeth Dunham, July 7, 2006.

Summary Information
Title: Charles P. Toncray Papers

Date/Date Range :   1886-1909

Extent: 0.1 linear feet

Abstract:
This collection consists of correspondence to Charles P. Toncray from 1901 to 1909, a land deed from 1881, and three checks from 1906 written by Toncray.

Call number: MS-2366

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

Access and Use
Aquisition Information:
Collection was purchased by the Special Collections Library in July of 2002.
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], Charles P. Toncray Papers, MS-2366. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Arrangement

Collection consists of a single folder divided into two series: Correspondence and Financial and Legal Documents.


Biography / History

Charles P. Toncray (1837-1909) was a Republican from Elizabethton, TN. He was a merchant, businessman, and circuit court clerk. In 1901 President William McKinley appointed Toncray as a colonel on his staff. He was also a member of the House of Representatives from 1905-1907.


Collection Scope and Content Note

This collection consists of correspondence to Toncray from 1901 to 1909, a land deed from 1881, and three checks from 1906 written by Toncray. Six of the 14 letters date to 1904, and four to 1908. There is one from each of the following years: 1901, 1905, 1906, and 1909. Six of the letters are from George K. Hamblin about financial matters.

Some letters from Toncray can be located in MS-21: the O.P. Temple Papers, 1832-.

Subject Terms

  • Toncray, Charles P., 1837-1909.
  • United States -- Politics and government -- 1901-1909.
  • Carter County (Tenn.) -- History.
Contents List
   

Series I: Correspondence, 1901-1909
Folder   1     Item   1    
Letter from William Spacing, 1901 May 6
Folder   1     Item   2    
Letter from Geo. K. Hamblin, 1904 March 17
Folder   1     Item   3    
Letter from Hamblin, 1904 May 3
Folder   1     Item   4    
Letter from Hamblin, 1904 June 6
Folder   1     Item   5    
Letter from Hamblin, 1904 June 13
Folder   1     Item   6    
Letter from Hamblin, 1904 June 14
Folder   1     Item   7    
Letter from William Spacing, 1904 December 23
Folder   1     Item   8    
Letter from Hamblin, 1905 September 19
Folder   1     Item   9    
Letter from D. L. [Hyder] of the Internal Revenue Service's Collector's Office, 1906 April 13
Folder   1     Item   10    
Letter from Chas. Fitzsimmons, 1908 July 9
Folder   1     Item   11    
Letter from "Yours till death,/Gertrude," 1908 June 14
Folder   1     Item   12    
Letter and envelope from the Republican State Executive Committee about too many candidates for Senate, 1908 October 19
Folder   1     Item   13    
Letter from R. S. Goodwill, 1908 September 28
Folder   1     Item   14    
Letter and envelope from Fannie Ben, 1909 January 11
   

Series II: Financial and Legal Documents, 1886-1906
Folder   1     Item   15    
Land deed to Toncray from Leonard and Rebecca Wishong, 1886 February 20
Folder   1     Item   16    
Check No. 1 from Toncray to Rachel Frost, 1906 May 4
Folder   1     Item   17    
Check No. 6 from Toncray to "Self," 1906 August 16
Folder   1     Item   18    
Check No. 6 from Toncray to "Self," 1906 August 29