Archive of ten (10) items relating to the Eckel / Taylor family of Tennessee and Missouri. 1st item: Letter from Charles Paul to Joseph Eckel, 1841. Paul laments the death of President William Henry Harrison whom he regards as a "second Washington" and regrets not attending his inauguration. Paul also states: "The Whigs of Tennessee must do their best at the next Gov[ernor's] election..." to "...never let James K Polk go back to Nashville." Whig Governor James C. Jones would defeat Governor Polk in the Tennessee Gubernatorial election later that year. 2nd item: Letter from Joseph Hamilton to Joseph Eckel, 1842, describing his "stage [coach] driving into a pond of water" leaving his clothes "all wet and dirty" and then discusses financial and economic concerns relating to East Tennessee counties. 3rd item: Presidential document granting Franklin W. Taylor and Joseph Eckel 40 acres of land in Clinton, Missouri and "issued in favor of Henry Hale, Surgeon in Captain Gregg's Company, Tennessee Militia, Creek War," 1854. 4th item: Presidential document granting Franklin W. Taylor and Joseph Eckel 40 acres of land in Clinton, Missouri and "issued in favor of Peter Hodges, Private in Captain Newman's Company, Tennessee Militia, Cherokee War," 1854. 5th item: Presidential document granting Franklin W. Taylor and Joseph Eckel 80 acres of land in Clinton, Missouri and "issued in favor of Sarah Roead widow of Thomas J. Roead, Lieutenant in Captain Richardson's Company, Tennessee Militia, War of 1812," 1854. 6th item: Presidential document granting Franklin W. Taylor and Joseph Eckel 40 acres of land in Clinton, Missouri and "issued in favor of Thomas Cocke, Private, Captain Cumming's Company, Tennessee Militia, War of 1812," 1854. 7th item: Presidential document certifying the purchase by Pleasant J. G. Lea of 37 and 18/100 acres of land in Warsaw, Missouri, 1856. 8th item: Presidential document granting Pleasant J. G. Lea 59 and 93/100 acres of land in Warsaw Missouri and "issued in favor of Lyman Merriman, Private in Captain Yost's and others' companies, New York Militia, War of 1812," 1856. 9th item: Presidential document granting Franklin W. Taylor, Joseph Eckel, and James Carmichael, Sr. 120 acres of land in Warsaw, Missouri and "issued in favor of Jacob Swatzel, Private, Captain Mc[illegible]'s Company, Tennessee Militia, War 1812," 1859. In an 1876 Department of Interior sleeve. 10th item: Presidential document granting Franklin W. Taylor, Joseph Eckel, and James Carmichael, Sr. 160 acres of land in Warsaw, Missouri and issued "in favor of Daniel Claunch, Private, Captain Dalton's Company, Virginia Militia, War 1812," 1859. In an 1876 Department of Interior sleeve. Generally very good condition. Items 1-2 with some small losses, toning, and creases.