Box 1
Container
Contains 4 Results:
W. G. Brownlow Article, 1868 June 17
File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents Note
From the Collection:
"The McMinn County Manifesto" is a handwritten article by Brownlow for publication in his newspaper, Brownlow’s Knoxville Whig. Brownlow’s article appears to be a rewrite of a very similar article published in his Knoxville Tri-weekly Whig and Rebel Ventilator, July 26, 1864. Brownlow, a staunch supporter of the Union, used his newspaper to denounce the Confederacy and its supporters. His combative reaction to the...
Dates:
1868 June 17
Andrew Jackson Letter of Recommendation for Robert Beale, 1832 March 5
File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
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From the Collection:
Andrew Jackson wrote this letter to Secretary of State Edward Livingston to recommend Robert Beale for a clerk position in the U. S. Patent Office. Beale delivered the letter to Livingston in person.
Dates:
1832 March 5
Andrew Johnson Letter to E. M. Stanton, 1865 June 20
File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
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From the Collection:
Andrew Johnson wrote this letter to E. M. Stanton while the latter was serving as Secretary of War in order to commend his friend Edward Hazzard East to him.
Dates:
1865 June 20
A. J. Donelson Letter, 1844 July 29
File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
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From the Collection:
A. J. Donelson of Nashville, Tennessee wrote this letter to General John McCalla in Lexington, Kentucky to invite him to attend a mass meeting on August 15, 1844. Donelson hopes McCalla will speak about Mr. Clay and bring Bullock and other young men who like to speak in a good cause. A typed transcript is included with the letter.
Dates:
1844 July 29