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Brownlow, William Gannaway, 1805-1877 Brownlow's Knoxville Whig and rebel ventilator. [Vol. 2, no. 14 (May 17, 1865)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.50.60 Author/Creator: Brownlow, William Gannaway, 1805-1877 Place Written: Knoxville, Tennessee Type: Newspaper Date: 17 May 1865 Pagination: 4 p. ; 59 x 42.5 cm Order a Copy

Proclamation by the governor of 5,000 dollar rewared for fugitive, The capture of Jeff Davis.

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