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November 30, 1893. Brownlow, John B., Washington, D.C. To O. P. Temple. Sends Mass on manuscript on Temple's part in canvass of 1856; Toomb's advocacy of disunion in 1856; new volume of War Records on prisoners of War will mention Temple - the bridge burning in east Tenn.; reason for Johnson's return to Southern Democratic party; Cleveland's appointment; Jefferson Davis, Gus Henry and others. Enclosures: extracts from The Knoxville Weekly Whig for March 15, 1856, August 2, 1856, September 20, 1856, October 11, 1856, November 1, 1856, relating to speeches of Temple, Toombs, and Gen. Zollicoffer.

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 38
Identifier: A
Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: The O. P. Temple Papers document Temple's involvement in local and national politics including Native American affairs, land in Texas and Tennessee, legal matters, slavery (including slaves that Temple owned), the Confederacy's secession, the Civil War and Reconstruction eras, the Knoxville Chronicle, University of Tennessee business, and the publication of various of Temple's books.Series I: Correspondence and Appendices, 1832 February-1909: This series...
Dates: 1832 February-1909