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Brownlow, William Gannaway (1805-1877) Parson Brownlow's farewell address in view of his imprisonment by the rebels

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00496.143 Author/Creator: Brownlow, William Gannaway (1805-1877) Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Broadside Date: 24 October 1861 Pagination: 1 p. ; 39.2 x 27.8 cm. Order a Copy

Reprint of an editorial from Brownlow originally published in the "Knoxville Whig" after his indictment by a Confederate Grand Jury in Nashville.

Brownlow, William Gannaway, 1805-1877

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