Perry donates 'invaluable' historic papers to County Archives - Clarksville Leaf Chronicle
Instead, thanks to Perry and his wife, Sheena, the residents of Montgomery County have renewed access to an invaluable collection of pre-Civil War court and family documents, previously thought to be forever lost to the community after an 1878... On Tuesday morning, Perry officially turned the old suitcase full of mostly handwritten documents over to the County Archives Department in Veterans Plaza, led by an elated Jill Hastings-Johnson. County Mayor Jim Durrett also was on hand, and described Perry's donation as one of the more generous acts of selflessness he's ever witnessed. It's being provided to our county by an individual who cares more about his community than he cares about himself. "These are court records, business records and family papers reflecting people from all walks of life in Montgomery County, particularly in the years just prior to the Civil War. So many people in Clarksville-Montgomery County today could probably look through these papers and find something reflecting their ancestry. Other items in the collection include a handbill for a Chancery Court land sale dated September 1859, conducted for the local McClure family. "Because the courthouse burned in 1878 we haven't had a lot of court papers archived from the years prior to then. This collection is invaluable," Hastings-Johnson said, "and we are so grateful to Danny Perry for his unselfish generosity to the entire community. Source: www.theleafchronicle.com
