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William G. Hunt Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2445

  • Staff Only

This collection contains a single letter from William G. Hunt, the founder of The National Banner newspaper, written on November 13, 1824. He writes to Abram Maury and John Fitzgerald of the Nashville Republican inquiring about the identity of an anonymous writer whose letter in the newspaper Hunt felt had been a "direct personal attack."

Dates

  • 1824 November 13

Conditions Governing Access

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Conditions Governing Use

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Extent

0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)

Abstract

This collection contains a single letter from William G. Hunt, the founder of The National Banner newspaper, written on November 13, 1824. He writes to Abram Maury and John Fitzgerald of the Nashville Republican inquiring about the identity of an anonymous writer whose letter in the newspaper Hunt felt had been a "direct personal attack."

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.

In 1824, Abram P. Maury and Cary A. Harris began The Nashville Republican.. John Fitzgerald and Allen A. Hall bought the paper in 1826 along with George Wilson's Nashville Gazette in 1827, merging them into the Nashville Republican and State Gazette.

Maury was also a State Senator from Williamson County and 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

Contact:
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Knoxville TN 37996 USA
865-974-4480