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Brownlow, William Gannaway, 1805-1877 Brownlow's Knoxville Whig and rebel ventilator. [Vol. 2, no. 13 (May 10, 1865)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.50.59 Author/Creator: Brownlow, William Gannaway, 1805-1877 Place Written: Knoxville, Tennessee Type: Newspaper Date: 10 May 1865 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 59 cm, Width: 42.5 cm Order a Copy

The end of Booth, The abolition of slavery in Tennessee, Order of the President, Proclamation by the President.

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