Title: Mary Jane McNairy Letter

Date/Date Range :   1838 December 19

Extent: 0.1 linear feet

Abstract:

This collection consists of a letter from Mary Jane McNairy in Nashville, dated December 19, 1838, to (Jane) Ellen Foster in Philadelphia. Mary discusses her plans for Christmas break, local parties and gossip about friends and love affairs.

Call number: MS-3075

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

Aquisition Information:

The University of Tennessee Special Collections Library purchased this collection on April 7, 2007.

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], Mary Jane McNairy Letter, MS-3075. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Collection consists of a single folder.

Mary Jane McNairy was a friend of Jane Ellen Foster's and went to school in Nashville.

Jane Ellen Foster was born to Ephraim Hubbard and Jane Mebane (Lytle) Foster in December of 1821. Her father represented Tennessee in the U.S. Senate from 1838 to 1839 and from 1843 to 1845. She was married to Edward Saunders Cheatham (1818-1878), a state legislator, on October 19, 1841 in Henry County, Tennessee. She died on June 20, 1851.

This collection consists of a letter from Mary Jane McNairy in Nashville, dated December 19, 1838, to (Jane) Ellen Foster in Philadelphia. Mary discusses her plans for Christmas break, local parties, and gossip about friends and love affairs.

• McNairy, Mary Jane.
• Education -- Tennessee -- Davidson County.
• Nashville (Tenn.) -- Manners and customs.
• Cheatham, Jane Ellen Foster, 1821-1851.
• Foster family.