Brownlow, William Gannaway (1805-1877) to whom it may concern
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02467.07 Author/Creator: Brownlow, William Gannaway (1805-1877) Place Written: Nashville, Tennessee Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 22 January 1866 Pagination: 1 p. ; 23.6 x 19.8 cm. Order a Copy
Attests that Major Henry C. Whitney, a resident of Nashville "may be relied upon in every particular." Notes that Whitney "is well acquainted with the condition of affairs in Tennessee, with her soil and production- her vast mineral resource, climate, water power, and the present state of society." Written on State of Tennessee Executive Department stationery.
Brownlow served as Governor of Tennessee 1865-1869.
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