Box 1
Contains 325 Results:
Letter, John L. King to W. G. Brownlow, 1869 January 29
ALS. Official notice of the issuance of stock by the Southern Railroad Association. Witnessed by T. Burridge. Bears seal of the Southern Railroad Association.
Letter, Susan B. Anthony in New York, N.Y. to W. G. Brownlow, 1869 April
ALS. Requests Brownlow to speak at her upcoming convention.
Letter, Lewis L. Faulkner in McMinnville, Tenn. to W. G. Brownlow, 1869 June 3
ALS. Resignation of the Commissioner of Registration for Warren County. Contains clerk's notations.
Letter, George W. Childs in Philadelphia, Pa. to W. G. Brownlow, 1869 October 13
ALS. Says glad to hear that Brownlow is not as sick as the papers report. Mrs. Childs and Mrs. Peterson send regard. Says glad that Brownlow is taking his wife with him to Washington. Says that in response to Brownlow's enquiries a Mr. Drexel sends the enclosed (not included).
Letter, Robert W. Hughes in Richmond, Va. to W. G. Brownlow, 1870 January 16
ALS. Hughes, a Virginia Republican, writes to complain to Brownlow over recent actions of the House of Representatives in the Virginia Case. The provisions of the Paine bill or those repeated by Fartsworth (?) is the least that could be properly hoped by Congress.
With envelope.
Letter, E. A. Otis in Chicago, Ill. to W. G. Brownlow, 1870 February 17
Letter, W. H. Stilwell in Humboldt, Tenn. to W. G. Brownlow, 1870 April 10
Letter, W. H. Stilwell in Humboldt, Tenn. to W. G. Brownlow, 1870 April 18
ALS. Marked Private and Confidential.
I could not hire here a single day, if Known as the writer of this.
Continues in this long letter his discussion of Congress and the actions of the Klan and the resistance of former Confederates to reconstruction.
Letter, Albert Summerville in Nashville, Tenn. to W. G. Brownlow, 1872 February 12
Note on Calling Card, Mrs. Polk to W. G. Brownlow, 1872 April 15
Note on Calling Card. A thank you note on her calling card from Mrs. Polk because Brownlow had sent her a newspaper. With envelope.
Letter, Schuyler Colfax in Washington, D.C. to W. G. Brownlow, 1872 April 30
Letter, W. H. Bellnap in Washington, D.C. to W. G. Brownlow, 1873 January 3
ALS (fragment). Letter from the Secretary of War in reply to an inquiry from Brownlow. Not enough of the letter remains to discern the letter's meaning.
Letter, Neill S. Brown in Nashville, Tenn. to W. G. Brownlow, 1874 June 30
ALS. Former Governor Brown writes in regard to a law suit in which he appears to have been representing Brownlow and others. In postscript Brown expresses support for Brownlow's conduct in the Senate on the Civil Rights Bill... I regard the measure with horror. In fact it is the meanest proposition I ever saw. I would leave any party, or act with any party to defeat it. I hope it is dead-dead-dead!
Letter, Alexander H. Stephens in Crawfordsville, Georgia to W. G. Brownlow, 1874 September 8
ALS. In reply to Brownlow's request the former Vice President of the Confederacy is sending to Brownlow some articles. With envelope.
Letter, Ambrose E. Burnside in Washington, D.C. to W. G. Brownlow, 1875 March 15
ALS. On the letterhead of the United States Senate Chamber.
The former Union general and ex-governor of Rhode Island writes in reply to a letter of Brownlow's. Says sorry that he has not answered sooner but was prevented in doing so by the special session. Also he has injured his right hand in an accident. Says that he will be glad to assist Captain Heydt. Thanks Brownlow for his kind expressions of personal regard...
With envelope.
Letter, G. G. Dibrell in Washington, D.C. to W. G. Brownlow, 1876 August 4
ALS. On the letterhead of the House of Representatives.
Discusses a bill he has introduced to recompense H. L. & J. M. Carrick for cotton seized by Brownlow while an a Treasury Agent. Discusses Brownlow's conduct as agent as it related to the Carrick case and requests him to examine his books for details of the Carrick seizure. With envelope.
Certificate Regarding U. B. White, undated
Doc. (manuscript). From John H. Glasgow et al. A certification as to the character and sacrifices of U. B. White.
List, undated
List. A list of people to be appointed to some unnamed position. The name of Horace H. Thomas is crossed off. Contains penciled note. Also contains note from W. G. Brownlow.
Railroad Ledger Sheet, undated
Letter, Salmon P. Chase to W. G. Brownlow, undated
ALS (fragment). From Salmon P. Chase. Last part of a letter from the Secretary of the Treasury ordering his instructions be communicated to all of Brownlow's subordinates.