| MS 051 | |
| AUTHOR : | Reed, John H. |
| TITLE : | John H. Reed letters, |
| DATES : | 1858-1950. |
| SIZE : | 1 box ; 15 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. |
| ARRANGEMENT: | Letters in series; Chronological arrangement. Inventory available online. |
| HISTORY NOTE : | John H. Reed was a resident of Dyersburg, Tennessee and owner of Reed's Drug Store during the later part of the 19th century and early part of the 20th cen tury. His father of the same name served as a captain in the American Civil War with Company G of the First Alabama Cavalry, United States Volunteers. |
| CONTENTS : | Contains the letters of John H. Reed and his father of the same name. The bulk of the material consists of business correspondence from 1920 to 1950. Includes earlier documents and letters relating to the American Civil War. |
| SUBJECT : | Dyersburg (Tenn.) -- Manuscripts. Dyer County (Tenn.) -- Manuscripts. Tennessee -- History -- Sources. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources. Drugstores -- Tennessee - - Dyersburg. Reed, John H., 1825- Reed's Drug Store. John H. Reed's Pharmacy. |