Title: Joseph Linn King Letter

Date/Date Range :   1865 September 30

Extent: 0.1 linear feet

Abstract:

In a September 30, 1865 letter to John Bracklesby in Hartford, Conn., Joseph Linn King discusses politics and legal cases in post-Civil War Knoxville, Tenn.

Call number: MS-2226

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

Aquisition Information:

Collection was purchased by Special Collections in June 2002.

Access Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Copyright:

The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.

Preferred Citation:

[Identification of Item], Joseph Linn King Letter, MS-2226. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Collection consists of a single folder.

Joseph Linn King (1842-1900) was a prominent Bristol resident, founder of King Printing Company of Bristol, and a veteran of the Civil War. King enlisted in the Confederate Army and was severely wounded at Gettysburg.

In a September 30, 1865 letter to John Bracklesby in Hartford, Conn., Joseph Linn King discusses politics and legal cases in post-Civil War Knoxville, Tenn. King describes Knoxville as "improved materially recently and I observe a more moderate tone in the late 2 mos. of the Knoxville Whig also." He also talks about a case in which the judge sentenced a man to six years in prison for "intimidating and takeing [sic] from one of his neighbours 2 sides of Bacon." The judge "in his charge stated to the jury that a rebel stood before the law the same as a Union man, and that there was no law that allowed one citizen to rob another because of his political opinions." King also mentions that he has made arrangements to move his family and business to Atlanta by November 1.

• Knoxville (Tenn.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.