George B. Cockrell Collection
Collection
Identifier: 80.1539
Abstract
George Burton Cockrell, son of William A. Cockrell and Sarah Spratt, was born on December 12, 1836 in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, and died in Cumberland Gap, Tennessee on September16, 1917. He was a Major in the Confederate Army.
Cockrell lived for a number of years at Cumberland Gap, Tennessee, following the industrial development of 1890.
Dates
- 1737 - 1904
Extent
1.5 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Content Index
Box 1: 5 folders
Folder # 1: General correspondence with envelopes from October, 1899- September, 1901.
To: Major George B. Cockrell.
From: Various family members and business associates.
Folder # 2: General correspondence with envelopes from October, 1902- November-1903.
To: Major George B. Cockrell.
From: Various family members and business associates.
Folder # 3: Personal correspondence from July, 1874-August, 1904.
To: Major George B. Cockrell.
From: Family and associates.
Folder # 4: Business correspondence from June, 1884-June1907.
To: Major George B. Cockrell.
From: Business associates.
Folder # 5: Envelopes from May, 1900-January, 1904.
Box 1: 10 folders
Folder # 1: Business Documents; July, 1803 -June, 1869
Folder # 2: Letter to President Jefferson concerning an agreement of peace at Moroccan sea ports.
From: Mohamed Bin Abdallah (Moroccan ruler 1757–90).
To: President Thomas Jefferson.
Folder # 3: Documents/Letters (Pre- Civil War); 1782 - 1811
Folder # 4: General correspondence; February, 1805 - July, 1859
Folder # 5: General correspondence; April 1861 - May 1868; n.d.
Folder # 6: United States Civil War: Confederate documents; May 1861 - October 1865
Folder # 7: United States Civil War: Union documents; September 1861 - February 1870
Folder # 8: Trigg family correspondence; November 1862- August 1863
Folder # 9: General correspondence (post-Civil War); September 1869- November 1877
Folder # 10: Envelopes 1861-1868
Oversized Box 2 - 80.1539.3
Folder 1: Plough Boy Newspaper; January 30th, 1833
Folder 2: Color Ephemera; n.d.
Folder 3: Correspondence; March 1779- November 1864; n.d.
Correspondence from Stephen [Renaud] to Bawleigh Dowman Esquire, also names Joshua Johnson; March 25, 1779
Will of George Williams, 1780
Letter to Michael B.D. Lane; May 31st, 1846 Correspondence to Thomas Brown, n.d.
Correspondence with Thomas Brown, over written letter; n.d.
“To the Voters of Lee County” Letter; December 15th, 1846
Correspondence with Logan Lane; 1850
Correspondence with Mrs. Bromley F. Taylor, Chattanooga, TN; January 9th, 1864
Letter from Elizabeth to James Smith
Folder 4: Documentation: 1737-1868; n.d.
The Last Will and Testament of Richard Nesham overseen by William Stratford and Clerk Robert Close in the County of York, East Cowton, 1737
Fragments of a ledger from Philadelphia, September 13th, 1774
Ledger from Baltimore involved Chrisman Z. Stewarts, October 5th, 182[?]
Correspondence to Hugh Graham from M. Ki[min]ce; also a letter to M. Ki[min]ce from John L. Rowan and William Rogers; May 1st, 1834
Correspondence with Michael B. D. Lane; August 14, 1846
Land Deed for Dale C Segg, Monroe W. Segg, and R[afael] W. Segg from Governor of the Common Wealth of Virigina, William Smith Esq. From July 10th, 1845
Ledger; names Nathaniel Schult; 1858
Ledger; names Michael B.D. Lane; January 1859.
Patent Deed for James Smith; May 9th, 1860
Ledger; 1870
Scrapbook Page; May 21, 1868
List of Names, n.d.
Folder # 1: General correspondence with envelopes from October, 1899- September, 1901.
To: Major George B. Cockrell.
From: Various family members and business associates.
Folder # 2: General correspondence with envelopes from October, 1902- November-1903.
To: Major George B. Cockrell.
From: Various family members and business associates.
Folder # 3: Personal correspondence from July, 1874-August, 1904.
To: Major George B. Cockrell.
From: Family and associates.
Folder # 4: Business correspondence from June, 1884-June1907.
To: Major George B. Cockrell.
From: Business associates.
Folder # 5: Envelopes from May, 1900-January, 1904.
Box 1: 10 folders
Folder # 1: Business Documents; July, 1803 -June, 1869
Folder # 2: Letter to President Jefferson concerning an agreement of peace at Moroccan sea ports.
From: Mohamed Bin Abdallah (Moroccan ruler 1757–90).
To: President Thomas Jefferson.
Folder # 3: Documents/Letters (Pre- Civil War); 1782 - 1811
Folder # 4: General correspondence; February, 1805 - July, 1859
Folder # 5: General correspondence; April 1861 - May 1868; n.d.
Folder # 6: United States Civil War: Confederate documents; May 1861 - October 1865
Folder # 7: United States Civil War: Union documents; September 1861 - February 1870
Folder # 8: Trigg family correspondence; November 1862- August 1863
Folder # 9: General correspondence (post-Civil War); September 1869- November 1877
Folder # 10: Envelopes 1861-1868
Oversized Box 2 - 80.1539.3
Folder 1: Plough Boy Newspaper; January 30th, 1833
Folder 2: Color Ephemera; n.d.
Folder 3: Correspondence; March 1779- November 1864; n.d.
Correspondence from Stephen [Renaud] to Bawleigh Dowman Esquire, also names Joshua Johnson; March 25, 1779
Will of George Williams, 1780
Letter to Michael B.D. Lane; May 31st, 1846 Correspondence to Thomas Brown, n.d.
Correspondence with Thomas Brown, over written letter; n.d.
“To the Voters of Lee County” Letter; December 15th, 1846
Correspondence with Logan Lane; 1850
Correspondence with Mrs. Bromley F. Taylor, Chattanooga, TN; January 9th, 1864
Letter from Elizabeth to James Smith
Folder 4: Documentation: 1737-1868; n.d.
The Last Will and Testament of Richard Nesham overseen by William Stratford and Clerk Robert Close in the County of York, East Cowton, 1737
Fragments of a ledger from Philadelphia, September 13th, 1774
Ledger from Baltimore involved Chrisman Z. Stewarts, October 5th, 182[?]
Correspondence to Hugh Graham from M. Ki[min]ce; also a letter to M. Ki[min]ce from John L. Rowan and William Rogers; May 1st, 1834
Correspondence with Michael B. D. Lane; August 14, 1846
Land Deed for Dale C Segg, Monroe W. Segg, and R[afael] W. Segg from Governor of the Common Wealth of Virigina, William Smith Esq. From July 10th, 1845
Ledger; names Nathaniel Schult; 1858
Ledger; names Michael B.D. Lane; January 1859.
Patent Deed for James Smith; May 9th, 1860
Ledger; 1870
Scrapbook Page; May 21, 1868
List of Names, n.d.
- Title
- George B. Cockrell Papers/Collection
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- Collection processed by Julie Brooks, Museum Intern, in Fall 2014 and updated by Alexandria Olson, Museum Archivist, in January 2024
- Date
- 2014
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum Repository
Contact:
Lincoln Memorial Univesity
Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum
6965 Cumberland Gap Parkway
Harrogate Tennessee 37752 United States
archives@lmunet.edu
Lincoln Memorial Univesity
Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum
6965 Cumberland Gap Parkway
Harrogate Tennessee 37752 United States
archives@lmunet.edu