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Alvan Cullom since a member of Congress from Ten.
& of Genl. William Cullom of Smith County, & Edwd. [Jr.?]
C. the present clerk of the Chancery Court at Livingston
in said state.
I omitted to mention at the proper place, that
the Quarter Session Judges were Colo. Samuel Newell
Hugh McDermed & Colo. Isaac Chrisman. Mr. McDermed
was a brother in law of the Mssr Cullom.
Colo. Chrisman's first wife, was a sister of my
first wife. Colo. Newelle was a man of the
very first order of talents. He was a Lieut.
in Campbell's Regiment at the battle of King's
Mountain; & was severly wounded in that celebrated
battle and afterwards for several years
a member of the Tennessee Legislature. He afterwards
removed to & settled in that part of the Pulaski
County which was stricken off into Wayne. He was
very poor - but had a pretty good library & was a
great reader. He raised a large family - several
of his sons are as I understand still living in the
counties of Pulaski & Wayne & are highly respectable.
Not withstanding his poverty, his pride
prevented him from applying for a pension, then
greatly disabled by his wound until he was very
old & helpless. He proved his services & his receiving
the wound by Gov. Shelby, whose deposition I
saw & read & who paid him the highest complement,
that was possible to have been paid to a gallant
young officer. I have been thus particular in recording
the names of my early friends, hoping that
my children, if they should ever meet with
any of their descendants, will reciprocate this
kindness of their progenitors to me. Colo. Newell
continued to be my firm & stedfast friend
as long as our acquaintance continued. Mr. McDermed
removed to Missouri & died there many
years ago. Colo. Chrisman, died at a good old age
in Wayne County, respected & esteemed by everybody.
The Gentlemen of the County Court, I presume,
are all dead except Esq. Jones, who is pro-