| Title |
W.G. Brownlow envelope |
| Date |
1861-1865 |
| Physical description |
1 envelope; 8 x 14 cm. (3 x 3.5 in.) |
| Notes |
Image: Bust portrait of William Gannaway Brownlow. The American flag waves behind him as he writes a letter. Served as Senator
and Governor of Tennessee and was strongly pro-Union.
|
|
Verse 1700: Parson Brownlow |
|
Verse 1701: Parson Brownlow, Knoxville, Tenn. To Gen'l Pillow.--Your letter is received offering me a Chaplaincy in the Confederate
Army. I have not yet made up my mind to go to hell, when I do, I shall travel a more direct route than by way of the Southern
Confederacy. Yours Truly, W.G. Brownlow.
|
| Genre |
Patriotic envelopes 1860-1870 |
| Coverage |
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. |
| Is part of |
Civil War Envelope Collection |
| Has format |
TMP.objres.5513.jpg |
| Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector |
| Identifier |
Famous People - Non-Military |
| Accession number |
Envelope FP-PNM-32 |
| Bibliographic citation |
William R. Weiss. The catalog of Union Civil War patriotic covers (Bethleham, Pa.: William R. Weiss, 1995). |
