Box 1
Container
Contains 4 Results:
Letter, Thos. A. R. Nelson in Jonesboro, Tenn. to Allen A. Hall in Washington, D.C., 1849 May 22
File — Box: 1, Folder: 1, item: 1
Scope and Contents Note
Nelson thanks Hall for his prompt attention to the matter of the Blountville Post Office
and discusses his view on removing the incumbents of political offices.
Dates:
1849 May 22
Letter, W. G. Brownlow in Knoxville, Tenn. to Allen A. Hall in Washington, D.C., 1849 June 19
File — Box: 1, Folder: 1, item: 2
Scope and Contents Note
Brownlow, writing at the request of Colonel Bell, asks that his newspaper be granted the advertising for the Post Office and State Departments
. He also reports on the political leanings of the other papers in Knoxville.
Dates:
1849 June 19
Letter, Emerson Etheridge in Dresden, Tennessee to Allen A. Hall in Washington, D.C., 1849 July 1
File — Box: 1, Folder: 1, item: 3
Scope and Contents Note
Etheridge objects to what he considers the improper removal of Dresden's postmaster.
Dates:
1849 July 1
Letter, William G. Brownlow in Knoxville, Tenn. to Allen A. Hall in Washington, D.C., 1849 November 8
File — Box: 1, Folder: 1, item: 4
Scope and Contents Note
Brownlow complains of recent political appointments in East Tennessee, which he feels have weakened the Whig party considerably. He also declares that he no longer wishes to print Post Office and State Department advertising in his paper, as the Administration, or those who have its interest in keeping in Washington, have written out here to know if I am conducting the anti-Administration paper here and if my paper has...
Dates:
1849 November 8