Patten, Zeboim Cartter, 1840-1925. Papers, 1831-1921: Finding aid

Item

Finding Aid Title
Patten, Zeboim Cartter, 1840-1925. Papers, 1831-1921: Finding aid
Collection Title
Z. Cartter Patten and Albert S. Lenoir papers
Date Created
1831-1921
Extent
1.75 linear feet in 4 boxes
Creator
Patten, Zeboim Cartter, 1840-1925
Biographical or Historical Note
Zeboim Cartter Patten (1840-1925) was a Chattanooga industrialist who organized the Chattanooga Medicine Company and the Volunteer State Life Insurance Company, and owned the Chattanooga Times. He married Sarah Avery Key, granddaughter of Albert Sobieski Lenoir (1803-1861). Lenoir was a Federal issuing agent to the Cherokee at New Echota and Camp Clanewaugh prior to the forced Cherokee removal.
Description
Collection consists of papers and records created by Z. Cartter Patten and his grandfather-in-law, Albert S. Lenoir. Patten's papers include correspondence, receipts, diaries, and business papers. Records of Albert S. Lenoir include ration books he created as a Federal issuing agent during Cherokee removal. The handwritten ration books record the names of Cherokee and Creek individuals held at the camps from 1836-1838, along with the volume of various rations they were allotted each week. Lenoir papers also include family and land records, and a list of people who were enslaved by Lenoir with birth and death dates.
Identifier
Acc. 34
Language
English
Access
Collection is open for access. For access to ration books, photocopies are preferred.
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