Stories of Interest from the Hickman Courier from March 25, 1871 • Floods in West Tennessee have cost a terrible loss of property and injury to regional railroads. The Mobile & Ohio Railroad and Memphis & Louisville Railroad have suffered greatly from the flood waters. • George Carey of Union City has become connected with the firm J. C. Wilson & Company of New Orleans. • The Fulton County Circuit Court commences on April 10th and the docket is larger than it has been for several years. • The funeral for William and Milton Montgomery will be preached at Poplar…
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Call for Manuscripts The editor and the editorial board of the Journal of the Jackson Purchase Historical Society welcomes submissions of manuscripts related to the history of the Jackson Purchase region for possible publication in the Journal. The Jackson Purchase, which encompasses most of west Tennessee and southwest Kentucky, was added to the United States in 1818 through a treaty with the Chickasaw Indians. Manuscripts of articles, annotated documents, and interviews related to the Jackson Purchase will be considered for publication in the Journal. The editor welcomes manuscripts addressing such traditional topics as war, politics, and society as well as…