Z. Cartter Patten and Albert S. Lenoir papers

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Collection Title: Z. Cartter Patten and Albert S. Lenoir papers
Description: 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, Georgia, and at Camp Clanewaugh and Ross's Landing in Chattanooga, Tennessee, prior to the forced Cherokee removal.; 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
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[Ration Book #17, location unidentified, 29 September - 6 October 1838]
Ration book created and/or maintained by federal issuing agent Albert S. Lenoir during the forced removal of the Cherokee, 1836-1838. Ration books record the volume and types of food and clothing supplies issued to the heads of Cherokee and some Muscogee (Creek) families at removal camps in the vicinity of present-day Chattanooga, Tennessee and New Echota, Georgia. Supplies included bacon, corn, and cornmeal, and sometimes beef, salt, and flour. This item was digitized in partnership with the National Trail of Tears Association.
[Ration Book #16, Ross's Landing, 1-22 September 1838.] A roll of the names of heads of Creek Indian families drawing Rations at the Indian Camp near Ross's Landing, Ten.
Ration book created and/or maintained by federal issuing agent Albert S. Lenoir during the forced removal of the Cherokee, 1836-1838. Ration books record the volume and types of food and clothing supplies issued to the heads of Cherokee and some Muscogee (Creek) families at removal camps in the vicinity of present-day Chattanooga, Tennessee and New Echota, Georgia. Supplies included bacon, corn, and cornmeal, and sometimes beef, salt, and flour. This item was digitized in partnership with the National Trail of Tears Association.
[Ration Book #15, Ross's Landing, 17 August - 20 October 1838] Rations issued to the Cherokee Indians at the camp near Ross's Landing, Ten.
Ration book created and/or maintained by federal issuing agent Albert S. Lenoir during the forced removal of the Cherokee, 1836-1838. Ration books record the volume and types of food and clothing supplies issued to the heads of Cherokee and some Muscogee (Creek) families at removal camps in the vicinity of present-day Chattanooga, Tennessee and New Echota, Georgia. Supplies included bacon, corn, and cornmeal, and sometimes beef, salt, and flour. This item was digitized in partnership with the National Trail of Tears Association.
[Ration Book #14, Ross's Landing (assumed), 4 July-13 August 1838] Rations issued to Cherokees, 1838 July
Ration book created and/or maintained by federal issuing agent Albert S. Lenoir during the forced removal of the Cherokee, 1836-1838. Ration books record the volume and types of food and clothing supplies issued to the heads of Cherokee and some Muscogee (Creek) families at removal camps in the vicinity of present-day Chattanooga, Tennessee and New Echota, Georgia. Supplies included bacon, corn, and cornmeal, and sometimes beef, salt, and flour. This item was digitized in partnership with the National Trail of Tears Association.
[Ration Book #13, Ross's Landing, July-August 1838] Provision Returns for Beef
Ration book created and/or maintained by federal issuing agent Albert S. Lenoir during the forced removal of the Cherokee, 1836-1838. Ration books record the volume and types of food and clothing supplies issued to the heads of Cherokee and some Muscogee (Creek) families at removal camps in the vicinity of present-day Chattanooga, Tennessee and New Echota, Georgia. Supplies included bacon, corn, and cornmeal, and sometimes beef, salt, and flour. This item was digitized in partnership with the National Trail of Tears Association.
[Ration Book #12, Camp Clanewaugh, 30 June - 4 September 1838] Rations issued to Creek Indians, Camp Clanewaugh, 1838, Book No. 2
Ration book created and/or maintained by federal issuing agent Albert S. Lenoir during the forced removal of the Cherokee, 1836-1838. Ration books record the volume and types of food and clothing supplies issued to the heads of Cherokee and some Muscogee (Creek) families at removal camps in the vicinity of present-day Chattanooga, Tennessee and New Echota, Georgia. Supplies included bacon, corn, and cornmeal, and sometimes beef, salt, and flour. This item was digitized in partnership with the National Trail of Tears Association.
[Ration Book #11, Camp Clanewaugh, 9-27 June 1838] A roll of the names of heads of Creek Indian families emigrating, drawing rations at Camp Clanewaugh
Ration book created and/or maintained by federal issuing agent Albert S. Lenoir during the forced removal of the Cherokee, 1836-1838. Ration books record the volume and types of food and clothing supplies issued to the heads of Cherokee and some Muscogee (Creek) families at removal camps in the vicinity of present-day Chattanooga, Tennessee and New Echota, Georgia. Supplies included bacon, corn, and cornmeal, and sometimes beef, salt, and flour. This item was digitized in partnership with the National Trail of Tears Association.
[Ration Book #10, Camp Clanewaugh, 19-30 June 1838] Rations issued to Cherokees Book No. 2
Ration book created and/or maintained by federal issuing agent Albert S. Lenoir during the forced removal of the Cherokee, 1836-1838. Ration books record the volume and types of food and clothing supplies issued to the heads of Cherokee and some Muscogee (Creek) families at removal camps in the vicinity of present-day Chattanooga, Tennessee and New Echota, Georgia. Supplies included bacon, corn, and cornmeal, and sometimes beef, salt, and flour. This item was digitized in partnership with the National Trail of Tears Association.
[Ration Book #9, Camp Clanewaugh, 1-18 June 1838] Rations issued to Cherokees Book No. 1
Ration book created and/or maintained by federal issuing agent Albert S. Lenoir during the forced removal of the Cherokee, 1836-1838. Ration books record the volume and types of food and clothing supplies issued to the heads of Cherokee and some Muscogee (Creek) families at removal camps in the vicinity of present-day Chattanooga, Tennessee and New Echota, Georgia. Supplies included bacon, corn, and cornmeal, and sometimes beef, salt, and flour. This item was digitized in partnership with the National Trail of Tears Association.
[Ration Book #8, Ross's Landing (assumed), 15 February - 13 July 1838] A roll of the names of poor Cherokee Indians drawing clothing at Chattanooga Ten. and the articles issued to each
Ration book created and/or maintained by federal issuing agent Albert S. Lenoir during the forced removal of the Cherokee, 1836-1838. Ration books record the volume and types of food and clothing supplies issued to the heads of Cherokee and some Muscogee (Creek) families at removal camps in the vicinity of present-day Chattanooga, Tennessee and New Echota, Georgia. Supplies included bacon, corn, and cornmeal, and sometimes beef, salt, and flour. This item was digitized in partnership with the National Trail of Tears Association.
[Ration Book #7, New Echota, 7 November 1837] A roll of the names of heads of poor and destitute Cherokee families drawing rations at New Echota, Georgia
Ration book created and/or maintained by federal issuing agent Albert S. Lenoir during the forced removal of the Cherokee, 1836-1838. Ration books record the volume and types of food and clothing supplies issued to the heads of Cherokee and some Muscogee (Creek) families at removal camps in the vicinity of present-day Chattanooga, Tennessee and New Echota, Georgia. Supplies included bacon, corn, and cornmeal, and sometimes beef, salt, and flour. This item was digitized in partnership with the National Trail of Tears Association.
[Ration Book #6, New Echota, 01 July 1837-16 January 1838] Indian Rations July-September 1837
Ration book created and/or maintained by federal issuing agent Albert S. Lenoir during the forced removal of the Cherokee, 1836-1838. Ration books record the volume and types of food and clothing supplies issued to the heads of Cherokee and some Muscogee (Creek) families at removal camps in the vicinity of present-day Chattanooga, Tennessee and New Echota, Georgia. Supplies included bacon, corn, and cornmeal, and sometimes beef, salt, and flour. This item was digitized in partnership with the National Trail of Tears Association.
[Ration Book #5, location unidentified, 01 July 1837-29 September 1838] Memorandum Book: Clothing & Subsistence from 1st of July 1837, Indian Department
Ration book created and/or maintained by federal issuing agent Albert S. Lenoir during the forced removal of the Cherokee, 1836-1838. Ration books record the volume and types of food and clothing supplies issued to the heads of Cherokee and some Muscogee (Creek) families at removal camps in the vicinity of present-day Chattanooga, Tennessee and New Echota, Georgia. Supplies included bacon, corn, and cornmeal, and sometimes beef, salt, and flour. This item was digitized in partnership with the National Trail of Tears Association.
[Ration Book #4, New Echota, 27 January-30 March 1837] A roll of Cherokees drawing clothing and the quantity issued to each one
Ration book created and/or maintained by federal issuing agent Albert S. Lenoir during the forced removal of the Cherokee, 1836-1838. Ration books record the volume and types of food and clothing supplies issued to the heads of Cherokee and some Muscogee (Creek) families at removal camps in the vicinity of present-day Chattanooga, Tennessee and New Echota, Georgia. Supplies included bacon, corn, and cornmeal, and sometimes beef, salt, and flour. This item was digitized in partnership with the National Trail of Tears Association.
[Book #3: Index to Ration Book #1, April-December 1837]
This volume is an alphabetical name index to the entries recorded in Ration Book #1. It appears to be a re-written, cleaner copy of Book #2, containing mostly duplicate entries but some additional entries extending into September-December 1837. Ration book created and/or maintained by federal issuing agent Albert S. Lenoir during the forced removal of the Cherokee, 1836-1838. Ration books record the volume and types of food and clothing supplies issued to the heads of Cherokee and some Muscogee (Creek) families at removal camps in the vicinity of present-day Chattanooga, Tennessee and New Echota, Georgia. Supplies included bacon, corn, and cornmeal, and sometimes beef, salt, and flour. This item was digitized in partnership with the National Trail of Tears Association.
[Book #2: Index to Ration Book #1, April-August 1837]
This volume is an alphabetical name index to the entries recorded in Ration Book #1. The subsequent volume, Ration Book #3, appears to be a cleaner and more complete version of this index. Ration book created and/or maintained by federal issuing agent Albert S. Lenoir during the forced removal of the Cherokee, 1836-1838. Ration books record the volume and types of food and clothing supplies issued to the heads of Cherokee and some Muscogee (Creek) families at removal camps in the vicinity of present-day Chattanooga, Tennessee and New Echota, Georgia. Supplies included bacon, corn, and cornmeal, and sometimes beef, salt, and flour. This item was digitized in partnership with the National Trail of Tears Association.
[Ration Book #1, New Echota, 15 November 1836-7 November 1837] Indian Rations
Ration book created and/or maintained by federal issuing agent Albert S. Lenoir during the forced removal of the Cherokee, 1836-1838. Ration books record the volume and types of food and clothing supplies issued to the heads of Cherokee and some Muscogee (Creek) families at removal camps in the vicinity of present-day Chattanooga, Tennessee and New Echota, Georgia. Supplies included bacon, corn, and cornmeal, and sometimes beef, salt, and flour. An alphabetical name index is available for this volume; see Books #2 and #3. This item was digitized in partnership with the National Trail of Tears Association.