Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: In a September 30, 1865 letter to John Bracklesby in Hartford, Conn., Joseph Linn King discusses politics and legal cases in post-Civil War Knoxville, Tenn. King describes Knoxville as improved materially recently and I observe a more moderate tone in the late 2 mos. of the Knoxville Whig also. He also talks about a case in which the judge sentenced a man to six years in prison for intimidating and takeing [sic] from one of his neighbours 2 sides of Bacon. The judge in his charge stated to...