United States Postal Service Call for Proposals, 1870 April 30
This manuscript consists of a printed call for bids to carry the mail from Loudon to Chattanooga and back three times a week, a form for submitting a bid for the contract, and an envelope addressed to William G. Brownlow. On the bottom of the call for bids, John Bell Brownlow has written that it had been authorized for publication, and on the back he has written that he will explain these when he sees the recipient. The envelope is postmarked August 8, and has a note on the back, not in J.B. Brownlow's hand.
Dates
- 1870 April 30
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Extent
From the Collection: 0.1 Linear Feet
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository