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Title	Will of Richard Gardner
Creator(s)	Gardner, Richard
Date	1862
Coverage	1860-1869
Property name	Matt Gardner House
Property type	House
National Register Reference	95000942 listed July 28, 1995
Community Name	Elkton, Giles County, TN
Description	Photocopy of the handwritten will of Richard Gardner.
Historical Notes	The Matt Gardner House is significant for African-American ethnic heritage, commerce, and architecture. Matt Gardner was born a slave, supposedly on July 18, 1848, on a Chester, North Carolina plantation owned by a white family known as Gardner. In 1870, he married and began to build a life based on his preaching, farming, and sound business sense.
Collection Name	Southern History Documentary Projects
Language	eng
Type	Text
Genre	Government publication
Medium	Paper
Extent	1 pg, 8.5" x 16"
Copyright status	Copyright of the creator. Reproduced with permission
Contributing Institution	Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University
Conditions for use	Credit Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University Reproduction permitted for non-profit educational and research purposes only
Digital Publisher	Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University

Will of Richard Gardner

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