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Dated 187?. On the letterhead of the Read House. One abusive paragraph on the character and generalship of Braxton Bragg.

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One and a quarter pages on the character of Abraham Lincoln.

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Five pages of appreciation of the character of General Grant. Probably by John Bell Brownlow.

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On the same sheet of paper: 1. a poem on death; 2. a poem, possibly on the Parson on his death; 3. a short note on the material and social status of an unnamed person's ancestors; 4. ALS; March 20, 1878. From W. W. Mahon. On the letterhead of the Treasury Department, First Auditor's Office. Refers to J. W. and John Walker. Says that Gough has been turned out of office.

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Seven page speech on the state of the parties and their origins.

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Seven page examination of the Rules, Regulations, Principles of the K. G. C., an apparently Masonic derived organization headed by General Bickley. Circa 1865.

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Apparently published in the New York Evening Post, the August 2, 1875 edition.

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One page of abuse on the character of unnamed individual from Chattanooga. (He talks and sputters till his jaws are reeking with froth. He has a perpetual diarrhea of words (in this we hit him as to the matter as well as manner) but he is as devoid of thought as the child to be born one hundred years hence.) Note on the back, came here to the October Court 1866.

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: This collection consists primarily of letters documenting William Gannaway "Parson" Brownlow's service as Governor of Tennessee and showing the problems that Tennessee faced during the Civil War and Reconstruction. The collection is arranged into three series based on correspondent:Series I: William G. Brownlow Correspondence (1848 December 18-1878 March 20) consists primarily of letters documenting Brownlow's service as Governor of Tennessee. Among the correspondents...

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One paragraph on a battle in France involving the Black Prince.

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One sheet: 1. memorial type reflections upon the character of an unnamed person; 2. reflections on the constitution and liberty.

Scope and Contents Note Three sheets of obituary type reflections on the character of an unnamed person. (He represents the anomaly of the presence of very high and very base thoughts in one and the same soul which Hugo tried to explain in comparing the souls of certain men to the muddy pool in whose depths heaven is reflected and reptiles crawl through the ooze.) All three are on the backs of fragments of blank Postal forms, one of which is dated 188_. Written on the back of one is the word ...

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: This collection consists primarily of letters documenting William Gannaway "Parson" Brownlow's service as Governor of Tennessee and showing the problems that Tennessee faced during the Civil War and Reconstruction. The collection is arranged into three series based on correspondent:Series I: William G. Brownlow Correspondence (1848 December 18-1878 March 20) consists primarily of letters documenting Brownlow's service as Governor of Tennessee. Among the correspondents...

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Although this photograph was first identified as showing John Bell Brownlow and his family, this identification has since been proven incorrect: although J. B. Brownlow had six children in total (the number shown in the picture), no more than three were ever living at the same time.

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ALS (fragment. Last part of the last sentence of the letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, which directs the maintenance of accurate accounts.

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Relates to his conflict with Leonidas Houk. (See below October 16, 1882 and October 1889.)

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ALS. Marked a copy. A letter from the Tennessee delegation supporting John Bell Brownlow's conduct as a Treasury agent. Contains note from John Bell Brownlow.

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ALS. Discusses appointments to government positions. Discusses Brownlow's Whig. Discusses visit to Philadelphia and meeting with G. W. Childs. Discusses prospects for the new state government. With envelope.

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ALS. Extensive discussion on the campaign. I feel fully repaid for a ride of two hundred miles on horseback & speaking from 1 1/2 to 2 hours almost every other day for two weeks in the open air. The cry every where was Congress and Brownlow. Discusses the role of discharged union soldiers in the campaign. With envelope.

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ALS. On letterhead of the Southern Hotel. Discusses his role in protecting Parson Brownlow and family during the time he was in command of Knoxville. You know that I endeavored to prevent your father's arrest. Asks Colonel Brownlow to intervene with his father in regard to charges in Knoxville against him arising out of the occupation. Contains note from J. A. Mabry supporting Carroll.