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W.G. Brownlow, portrait design with patriotic quotation below, on cover to Springfield, O. franked with 1861, 3¢ rose tied by bold "Bryantsville, Ky., Nov 29" cds, Very Fine, a scarce Tennessee pro-Union design used in Kentucky.Scott No. 65 Estimate $400 - 600.
William G. Brownlow was the editor of the last pro-Union newspaper in the antebellum South of the United States who served as governor of Tennessee during the early years of Reconstruction. He was an outspoken and unconditional advocate of the Union.