Title: John S. McNutt Letter

Date/Date Range :   1845 August 19

Extent: 0.1 linear feet

Abstract:

In this letter, John S. McNutt solicits support from Colonel John C. Gaut for his candidacy for Attorney General. He wants Colonel Gaut to persuade the local citizens to support his candidacy as well.

Call number: MS-1948

Repository: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN

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Collection is property of the University of Tennessee Special Collections Library.

Access Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

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Preferred Citation:

[Identification of Item], John S. McNutt Letter, MS-1948. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Collection consists of a single folder.

John S. McNutt was a lawyer and politician in Blount County, Tennessee.

John Conaway Gaut was born on February 27, 1813 in Jefferson County, Tennessee. He attended Maryville College and East Tennessee University and later studied law under Spencer Jarnagin. He eventually became a prominent land lawyer and was elected Circuit Judge in 1853 and again in 1862. When his term expired in 1865, he moved to Nashville and went into practice with Robert L. Caruthers. Gaut died on July 4, 1895.

In this letter, John S. McNutt solicits support from Colonel John C. Gaut for his candidacy for Attorney General. He wants Colonel Gaut to persuade the local citizens to support his candidacy as well.

• McNutt, John S.
• Gaut, John Conaway, 1813-1895.
• Tennessee -- Politics and government -- 1820-1858.