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Finding Aid for the Ephraim Hubbard Foster Letter, 1844 September 24


MS-3076

University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN


Collection processed by: Will Dewey, June, 2007
Finding Aid written by: Will Dewey, June, 2007
Encoded by: Will Dewey, June, 2007

Summary Information
Title: Ephraim Hubbard Foster Letter

Date/Date Range :   1844 September 24

Extent: 0.1 linear feet

Abstract:
This collection consists of a letter from Ephraim Foster in Murfreesboro to his daughter Jane Ellen Foster Cheatham dated September 24, 1844. The letter details an arduous stagecoach journey from McMinnville and Nashville, Ephraim's son John falling ill with a fever while in the wilderness, and the death of Ellen's grandfather.

Call number: MS-3076

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

Access and Use
Aquisition Information:
Collection was purchased by Special Collections on April 6, 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], Ephraim Hubbard Foster Letter, MS-3076. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Arrangement

Collection consists of a single folder.


Biography / History

Ephraim Hubbard Foster was born on September 17, 1794 near Bardstown, Kentucky and moved to Nashville, Tennessee with his family as an infant. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1820. For a while he was Andrew Jackson's private secretary. He was a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1829 to 1831 and from 1835 to 1837 and served as Speaker during both terms. He served in the U.S. Senate from 1838 to 1839 and again from 1843 to 1845 as a member of the Whig party. He died on September 6, 1854, in Nashville.

Jane Ellen Foster was born to Ephraim Hubbard and Jane Mebane (Lytle) Foster in December of 1821. 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.


Collection Scope and Content Note

This collection consists of a letter from Ephraim Foster in Murfreesboro to his daughter Jane Ellen Foster Cheatham dated September 24, 1844. The letter details an arduous stagecoach journey from McMinnville and Nashville, Ephraim's son John falling ill with a fever while in the wilderness, and the death of Ellen's grandfather.

Subject Terms

  • Foster, Ephraim Hubbard, 1794-1854.
  • Foster family.
  • Cheatham, Jane Ellen Foster, 1821-1851.
  • Tennessee -- Description and travel.
  • Rutherford County (Tenn.) -- History.
Contents List
Box   1     Folder   1    
Ephraim Hubbard Foster Letter, 1844 September 24