Transcription of Letter

House of Reps

Decem 27th 1825

Sir

Enclosed you have the declaration of [name erased] asking to be reinstated on the (function?) list on early attention in schedule.

Your Obt Servt,

Robert Allen

Transcription of Letter Bank of the State of TennesseeKnoxville March 7th, 1832Dear Sir,Your letter of the 1st instant came duly to hand, and would have received earlier attention had I been in better health. On the 4th March 1825, the Principal Bank obtained a Judgment against you in Hawkins County for $3,249-of this judgt. There has been paid into Bank, on account of Principal and interest the sum of $1,595 = towit, $150:= by Hugh Brown Esq. on the 7th of May 1825 and $1,445:=...

Transcription of Letter

Dear Sir,

[??] yours of the 3rd inst.-if at my residence [sic] in Clarksville I could perhaps furnish you with the autograph of Pres. Polk not have I here the autographs of any of his cabinet.

I am respectfully yr obt servt,

C Johnson

Geo. H. Gordon by Brighton [??]

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection:

This collection contains letters of 19th century members of the House of Representatives from Tennessee. Although the letters do not pertain to politics (with the exception of the Walter P. Brownlow letter), they provide autographs of historical political figures.

Transcription of Letter

June 11, 1881

John G. King, Esq

Dear Friend:

Yours to (hand?). You can have the [??] furnished but not before Sept or Oct. I leave to night for home, and will send you a pamphlet, giving you full instructions & and put in Communication with the Authorities.

Glad to know you are taking hold of this matter

Your Friend,

A. H. Pettibone

Transcription of Letter Jonesboro TennMay 6, 1896In Confidence My dear Paul, Your letter at hand. Will wonders never cease. Tillman told me positively that he could not be a candidate & that he could not [??] the race.He wrote me a few days ago that he would like to be Chairman of your County & asked me to write to our friend. I wrote Wadsworth to consult you all, but I wrote Tillman & could not dictate to my...