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423 Index Abernethy, Thomas Perkins, 71, 110 Abolition Movement, 74, 78–79 Accidents, lack of, 55”56, 265 Adair, James, 91, 169 Adams, John, 133 Adams, Thomas, 132 Adventure, voyage of, 8; slaves on, 76 Agriculture, as a way of life, 78; language of, 114–115; importance of, 189–190; tools for, 195, 197, 204, 213; complexity of, 203–205. See also Cattle, Corn, Cotton, Flax, Hemp, Horses, Sheep, Tobacco Albany, Ky., 70–71 Alderson, Dr. William T., xix, xxi American Museum, 37, 43, 58, 103, 122; Abolition sentiments of, 370, n. 21 Americanization, beginnings of, 138–139 Amusements, 114, 320; horse racing, 169–170, 334; vocal music, 322–327; games, 327–328; instrumental music, 328–329; dancing, 329–330, 331; dinners and dinings, 331–334; shooting matches, 336; hunting, 336–337; of children, 337–338; gambling, 338–339; organizations for, 341–342 Anderson, Luke, 173 “Apalousa,” 121, 161–162 Apples, price of nursery stock, 214; scarcity of, 214 Apprenticeships, 221; decline of, 153–154. See also Binding Arithmetic, teaching of, 144–145 Armstrong, Dr. James L., 263 Armstrong, Martin, 103, 277, 280; quoted, 88–89; life sketch, 280–281; trip to Natchez, 281–286 Asbury, Bishop Francis, 159, 227, 230, 253, 270, 292, 319; quoted, 44; visits Nashville, 89 Ashe, Thomas, 33 Atheism, prevalence of, 252 Attakullakulla, 7 Augusta County, Va., 5, 30, 222 Authors, of the Cumberland Country, 265–267 Babcock, James M., xix Babies, birth of, 48–50; care of, 50–56; suckling of, 52; number, 54; health, 54–55; weaning, 56; attitude toward, 57 Bacon, price of, 181–182; in commerce, 300 Baily, Francis, 51, 77, 110, 121, 164; quoted, 270, 291; crosses Plateau, 308; on Natchez Trace, 310–311; visits Nashville , 313, 329 Baird, Robert, quoted, 314–315 Baker, Miss Polly, 43 Baldwin, Dr. Cornelius, 263 Ballads, 323–324 Baltimore, Md., 286, 312 Baptist, 12, 253; opposed to slavery, 74; churches of, 121 “Barbara Allen,” 323 Barber, Simon, 71 Barley, 189, 204, 214 Barrels, 232; price of, 182; making of, 232; contracts for, 281. See also Staves Barrens, the, 18; slow settlement of, 307 Barrow, Micajah, 171 Barrow, Willie, 215, 280 Barton, Samuel, 93, 180 424| Index Barton’s Creek, 315 Bastardy, laws concerning, 42–43 Batteaux, description of, 298 Bean, William, 6 Beans, 189, 190, 195 Beef, 175 Beer, 230 Bell, Hugh F., 17 Bell, Montgomery, 241 Belle Meade Stock Farm, 170 Bellows, description of, 241. See also Iron, manufacture of Bells, livestock, 184–185 Benton, Thomas Hart, 38, 329 Bible, 12, 74, 130, 142, 325, 382, n. 49; influence on language, 124–125 Bigamy, laws on, 41; examples of, 43 Big Poplar Creek, 68 Big South Fork of Cumberland River, 7, 114, 300 Billiards, 338 Binding, of children, 61, 71, 382, n. 49; of laborers, 84–85; of apprentices, 153–154 Bishop, Joseph, 17, 54, 85, 95, 102, 138, 140, 235, 270, 335; amusements of, 101, 337; as ferryman, 293–294; debts of, 296; in Natchez, 301; describes Nashville, 313 Biswell, James, 328 Black, S. P., 149 Black and Williams, 287 Blackamore, Major George, 49, 291 Blackmore, John, 93; possessions of, 204 Blacksmithing, 162, 167 Blast furnace, 241, 242. See also Iron, manufacture of Bledsoe, Col. Anthony, 11, 57; will of, 60 Bledsoe, Mrs. Anthony (Mary Ramsey), 26, 68 Bledsoe, Anthony, Jr., 234 Bledsoe, Isaac, 11, 17; stock marks of, 185 Bledsoe, Mrs. Isaac (Catharine Montgomery ), 26, 68 Bledsoe’s Lick, 307, 309 Blount, Gov. William, 17, 27, 87, 92, 119, 162, 172, 250, 256, 277; life sketch, 15; deals with Indians, 16; appointments by, 93 Blount College, 151 Blue Laws, 32 Blue Spring, the, 307 Boatmen, wages of, 282; general character of, 283 Boats, 297–301; cost of, 287; seagoing, 303. See also Batteaux, Ferryboat, Flatboat , Keelboat Boatyards (boatbuilding), 243; in Pittsburgh , 306 Bomer, M., 223, 288, 306 Bond, John, 195 Books, 12; in Middle Tennessee, 129–133; on theology, 130, 132; advertisements of, 381, n. 17; of British origin, 135–136; by Americans, 138–139; for elementary teaching, 141–148; for academy and college, 150 Boone, Daniel, 6, 7, 180, 237, 320, 321; loses land, 96 Boonesboro, 7, 96 Boston, 53 Bourbon Princes, 230. See also Orleans, Dukes of Bourbon whiskey, lack of, 402, n. 51 Boyd, Adam, 253 Boyd, Johnny, 222, 244, 313 Bradbury, John, 114 Bradford, Benjamin J., 122, 229; as publisher , 139, 245–246; as author, 266 Bradford, John, 245 Brands, cattle and horse, 185–186 Brandy, peach, 215; manufacture of, 230–231 Brantz, Lewis, 313 Bridles, price...
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