William Hague Letters, 1852-1872 (bulk 1852-1858)
(Document/manuscript/pamphlet/archival material)
Author
Contributors
Hague, Isaac, recipient.
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Status
Special Collections - Upon Request
Workroom range 2 section 5
1 available
Workroom range 2 section 5
1 available
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Special Collections - Upon Request | Workroom range 2 section 5 | Library Use Only |
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Format
Document/manuscript/pamphlet/archival material
Physical Desc
24 3 (26 transcript letters news clippings + folders)
Language
English
Notes
Organization & arrangement of materials
Arrangement: Chronological by date of correspondence.
General Note
Materials housed in the Nashville Room of the Main Library, Nashville Public Library.
General Note
Housed in Small Collections Box 6.
Restrictions on Access
In library use only. Available by appointment.
Description
Scope and content: Letters, mostly from the 1850s, written by William Hague from Nashville and Richland, Tennessee, and a few other locations, to his brother, Rev. Isaac Hague in Illinois, and other family. William Hague writes a great deal concerning agricultural matters, especially prices, livestock, and training horses. He also writes in some detail about his personal finances, his health, and land deals in Illinois, Iowa, and Texas. One letter (June 2, 1856) tells about his purchase of elk in Iowa for Belle Meade plantation and his trip by river to Nashville. He makes only brief mention of his work as a stonecutter. Only one letter, dated April 14, 1861 is from the Civil War era.
Preferred Citation of Described Materials
Cite as: William Hague Letters, Special Collections Division, Nashville Public Library.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Use transcript for research. Originals require staff permission for access.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Unidentified donor;,1971.,Acc. RT-150.
Location of Other Archival Materials
One letter from William Hague dated May 18,1862 is available as a transcript in the Nashville Room's collection; the original is located at Vanderbilt University Library in the the Harding/Jackson Papers.
Biographical or Historical Data
William Hague (b. ca. 1819) was a stonecutter who came to work for William Giles Harding at Belle Meade plantation in the early 1850s. He also found employment cutting stone for the state capitol in Nashville, and helped construct the state penitentiary. He quit stone cutting and assisted with livestock care and breeding, and served as a livestock agent for Harding, making sales as far away as Iowa and Texas and investigating opportunities in South America. In one deal, he was paid in land in the Peters Colony in Texas.
Cumulative Index/Finding Aids
Finding aids: Inventory.
Ownership and Custodial History
Unknown provenance.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Hague, W., & Hague, I. William Hague Letters .
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hague, William, b. ca. 1819 and Isaac, Hague. William Hague Letters. .
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hague, William, b. ca. 1819 and Isaac, Hague. William Hague Letters .
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Hague, William, and Isaac Hague. William Hague Letters
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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