John M. Bright papers, 1854-1911 (bulk 1871-1881) by John M. BrightCall Number: 1840
Lawyer, Confederate officer, and Democratic U.S. representative from Tennessee, of Fayetteville, Tenn.
Papers of Bright, chiefly 1871-1881, consisting largely of letters he received while he was in Congress. The letters concern politics, interests of constituents, and the business of the claims committee of which he was chairman. Most letters relate to pensions and Civil War damages. Other papers include family correspondence, manuscript speeches, articles written for the Fayetteville (Tenn.) "Observer" on Biblical topics, and account books of domestic expenses and of the law firms of Bright and Bright and of Bright and Sons.