Title: Sylvester Bailey Letterbooks,

Date/Date Range :   1845 March 5-1851 September 4

Extent: 0.1 linear feet

Abstract:

This collection consists of two court letterbooks for Judge Sylvester Bailey of Memphis containing copies of his correspondence between March 5, 1845-September 4, 1851.

Call number: MS-2937

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

Aquisition Information:

Acquired by Special Collections October 19, 2006.

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], Sylvester Bailey Letterbooks, MS-2937. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

This collection consists of two folders.

Sylvester Bailey was the first mayor of South Memphis, which was incorporated January 6, 1846.

This collection consists of two Memphis court letterbooks for Judge Sylvester Bailey. The letterbooks contain handwritten copies of his professional and personal correspondence between March 5, 1845-September 4, 1851.

• Judges -- Tennessee.
• Courts -- Tennessee -- History.