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DAVIDSON, Tennessee in the 1840s: 1 through 3 of 3

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  1. Death of Former President Andrew Jackson
    date June 8, 1845map DAVIDSON, Tennesseetags Health/Death, Race-Relations, War

    Andrew Jackson, otherwise known as “Old Hickory' and a “man of the people', was the 7th President of the United States, and the first to hail from a state other than Virginia or Massachusetts. Born in a backwoods area in the Carolinas, Jackson served during the American Revolution and eventually ended up as a lawyer in Tennessee. His later distinguished military career included the Tennessee...

  2. The 50 Dollar Reward for Harry the Runaway
    date December 12, 1846map DAVIDSON, Tennesseetags African-Americans, Crime/Violence, Race-Relations, Slavery

    On December 12, 1846, Landon Harrison ran a wanted advertisement in The Nashville Daily Union. Months later, on Saturday, March 27, 1847, the Daily Union continued to run the advertisement. One of the slaves on Harrison?s plantation ran away, and Harrison entered a wanted ad in hopes of having him found and returned as soon as possible. In order to ensure the slaves safe return, master's like Harrison...

  3. W.B. Shapard's Very Desirable and Beautiful Farm
    date March 4, 1847map DAVIDSON, Tennesseetags Agriculture, Slavery

    The heading above W.B. Shapard's Richland Creek estate advertisement boldly read: That very desirable and Beautiful Farm. Shapard first ran the advertisement in Nashville on March 4, 1847, and by Saturday, March 27, 1847 it ran again in the classifieds of The Daily Union. Shapard wanted to sell his estate, and vividly described every aspect of it in his advertisement. The estate was not merely a house...