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COL. CHARLES R. BARNEY

1858, July 24
J. Murphy and Co., Baltimore, Maryland, to Col. Barney, re:
Quotations on prices for printing and engraving the maps and
plats; other details about the maps and plats. 1 p.

1858, July 24
A Hoen and Co., Baltimore, Maryland, to Col. Barney ^[pencil note: or to J. Murphy & Co.?^]re:
Informing him that after examining the maps, advising him
that the crayon work will be unsatisfactory and that they
should be engraved; quoting the price and length of time
required to finish the work. 3 pp.

[pencil note relating to both the dates:
these may be responses to note describe at bottom of page]

1858, July 27
W. Estill, Winchester, Tenn., to Col. Barney, re: His being
detained on court matters; sending notes for surveys of
the tracts of Barnes, Garner and Vaser; asking that he procure
the Rowe notes from him. 1 p.

1858, July 28
The Rt. Rev. James H. Otey to Col. Barney, re: The pledge of
the people of Winchester to construct for the use of the University
two turnpikes, one leading from Rowark's Cove and the other
from Talley's Cove terminating on top of the Mountain; asking
him, as Engineer to place himself in communication with the proper
authorities and lay out and locate for the roads and to superintend
the building of the roads - in the name of the Board of
Trustees of the University. 1 p.

1858, Aug. 7
R. B. Roberts, Beersheba Springs, Tenn., to Col. Barney, re:
Informing him that the band of musicians could not be spared
from that place; telling him that he might secure a band in
Nashville. 1 p.

1858, Aug. 11
J. Murphy and Co., Baltimore, Maryland, to Col. Barney, re:
Expression of great concern that Bishop Elliott had written
to stop the contract for the plat of the University, stating
that work had already begun and progressed more rapidly than
expected; making a plea to proceed with the work and stressing
the importance of not leaving out the plat. 2 pp.

1858, Aug 14
J. Murphy and Co., Baltimore, Maryland, to Col. Barney, re:
His pleasure of enclosing a proof of the Railroad Map; mentioning
that he had had no reply from Bishop Elliott. 1 p.

[parts in pencil:]
1858, Aug 26
Col. Barney, Rowe's Spring to W. Estill, re: The surveying of the
ve the aid of persons acquainted with
the the work; his engagement in preparing
the bounds of the grant from the Sewanee
l to see it before he sends it to]

1858 (?), Sept. 3
The Rt. Rev. Leonidas Polk, New Orleans, La.,
to Col. Barney, re: the University maps; Bishop
Elliott's opinion that they could be done at a
better price and more expeditiously than promised
by J. Murphy Co. in Baltimore. 2 pp.

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Col. Charles R. Barney
1858, July 24
J. Murphy and Co., Baltimore, Maryland, to Col. Barney, re: Quotations on prices for printing and engraving the maps and plats; other details about the maps and plats. 1 p.
1858, July 24
A Hoen and Co., Baltimore, Maryland, to Col. Barney re: Informing him that after examining the maps, advising him that the crayon work will be unsatisfactory and that they should be engraved; quoting the price and length of time required to finish the work. 3 pp.
1858, July 27
W. Estill, Winchester, Tenn., to Col. Barney, re: His being detained on court matters; sending notes for surveys of the tracts of Barnes, Garner and Vaser; asking that he procure the Rowe notes from him. 1 p.
1858, July 28
The Rt. Rev. James H. Otey to Col. Barney, re: The pledge of the people of Winchester to construct for the use of the University two turnpikes, one leading from Rowark's Cove and the other from Talley's Cove terminating on top of the Mountain; asking him, as Engineer to place himself in communication with the proper authorities and lay out and locate for the roads and to super-intend the building of the roads - in the name of the Board of Trustees of the University. 1 p.
1858, Aug. 7
R. B. Roberts, Beersheba Springs, Tenn., to Col. Barney, re: Informing him that the band of musicians could not be spared from that place; telling him that he might secure a band in Nashville. 1 p.
1858, Aug. 11
J. Murphy and Co., Baltimore, Maryland, to Col. Barney, re: Expression of great concern that Bishop Elliott had written to stop the contract for the plat of the University, stating that work had already begun and progressed more rapidly than expected; making a plea to proceed with the work and stressing the importance of not leaving out the plat. 2 pp.
1858, Aug 14
J. Murphy and Co., Baltimore, Maryland, to Col. Barney, re: His pleasure of enclosing a proof of the Railroad Map; mentioning that he had had no reply from Bishop Elliott. 1 p.
1858 (?), Sept. 3
The Rt. Rev. Leonidas Polk, New Orleans, La., to Col. Barney, re: the University maps; Bishop Elliott's opinion that they could be done at a better price and more expeditiously than promised by J. Murphy Co. in Baltimore. 2 pp.
1858, Aug. 26
Col. Barney, Rowe's Spring, to W. Estill, re: The surveying of the ve the aid of persons aquainted with h the the work; his engagement in prepari the bounds of the grant from the Sewanee l to see it before he sends it to Mr.