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Title	Oral history interview with John S. Bransford, Sr., 1980 July 09, excerpt 06
Personal name	Bransford, John Sterling, 1906-1984--Interviews; Dickinson, Charles, 1780-1806--Tombs; Dickinson, Charles, 1780-1806--Death and burial; Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
Topical entry	Business Enterprise Popular Culture Businesspeople--Tennessee--Nashville Capitalists and financiers--Tennessee--Nashville Dueling--Tennessee--Nashville Cemeteries--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry	Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources Nashville (Tenn.)--Commerce Whitland (Nashville, Tenn.) Nashville (Tenn.)--Social life and customs
Description	An excerpt from an oral history interview with Nashville investor John S. Bransford, Sr., conducted on 9 July 1980 by Leanne Thornton as part of the Historic Nashville, Inc. Oral History Project. Bransford discusses his father discovering the grave of Charles Dickinson, who wounded and was then killed by future president Andrew Jackson in a duel in 1806, on some property he purchased in the Whitland neighborhood. The complete interview, as well an index, is available in the Special Collections Division.
Creator	Bransford, John Sterling, 1906-1984 (Interviewee); Thornton, Leanne (Interviewer)
Publisher	Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219
Date	1980-07-09
Type	Sound; Oral histories
Format	audio/mp3 (56 sec.)
Identifier	HNIOHBransfordJaclip6
Source	Excerpted from: HNIOHBransfordJ audio cassette recording converted to mp3 format in 2006.
Language	English
Relation	Historic Nashville, Inc. Oral History Project
Coverage	1980-1989
Rights	U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital content, which is provided for educational purposes only and may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed for any other purpose without written permission. Please contact the Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219. Telephone (615) 862-5782.
Location	Closed Stacks- HNIOHBBransfordJaclip6