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ALS. Expresses affection for Brownlow and family and congratulations on his mother receiving a pension from the government. Wishes that the government would pay what is owed her mother. Says that she won three law suits in the courts recently. Discusses some lands and asks for Brownlow's help in selling it. Asks if there is not some good agent in Washington he could get for her. With envelope.

Scope and Contents Note ALS. Thanks Brownlow for the papers he sent him. Says that he is mailing to Brownlow a copy of the Herald and Tribune answering his 100 questions on Washington County history. Has begun writing a history of the state of Franklin. States that the Times has agreed to publish his work on Johnson, which he discusses. Asks for help in regard to the Johnson-Brownlow race of 1845. Asks various questions and states that he intends to say good things about Parson...