W. G. Hunt Letter
This collection contains one Nov. 13, 1824 letter from William G. Hunt, the founder of The National Banner. He writes to Abram Maury and John Fitzgerald of the Nashville Republican, inquiring about the identity of an anonymous writer who assailed Hunt.
Dates
- 1824 November 13
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet
Abstract
This collection contains one Nov. 13, 1824 letter from William G. Hunt, the founder of The National Banner. He writes to Abram Maury and John Fitzgerald of the Nashville Republican, inquiring about the identity of an anonymous writer who assailed Hunt.
Biographical/Historical Note
William G. Hunt (d. 1833) and John S. Simpson started The National Banner in 1822. It was combined with The Nashville Whig in 1826 with Hunt as Editor. Hunt, W. Hassell Hunt, and Peter Tardiff purchased The National Banner and The Nashville Whig in 1830, continuing with Hunt as editor.
In 1824, Abram P. Maury and Cary A. Harris began The Nashville Republican, which changed names to Nashville Republican and Tennessee Gazette. John Fitzgerald and Allen A. Hall bought the paper in 1826 and George Wilson's Nashville Gazette in 1827, and merged them into the Nashville Republican and State Gazette.
Abram Maury was also a State Senator from Williamson County, for whom Maury County was named.
Arrangement
Collection consists of a single folder.
Acquisition Note
Collection purchased June 2002.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository