Letter, Samuel Roberts, E. B. Jones, and Cyminias Wit in Scott County and Somerset, Ky. to W. G. Brownlow, 1865 April 29
File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Identifier: I
ALS. A letter in Robert's handwriting, requesting Brownlow's support for the completion of the contemplated Midland line of railway between Lexington, Kentucky, and Knoxville, Tennessee, via point Burnside and the Elk Gap.
Discusses the advantages of such a railroad. Written on the back of a broadside written by Roberts to extol the railroad.
Dates
- 1865 April 29
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Extent
From the Collection: 0.5 Linear Feet (1 half box)
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository