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The Daily Dispatch: July 10, 1861., [Electronic resource], One of Lincoln's Majors. (search)
e to leave in the stage on a certain day. At the appointed time, Poore, junior, took his seat, but Poore, senior, was not on hand. The driver, whose name was Brown (a pockmarked man, and a noted bruiser at that time, who was afterward killed in Macon,) became impatient and drove off without old Poore, but, at the solicitationch, just beyond the limits of the town. He came up panting and almost out of breath, as he had been running as fast as he could. He immediately commenced abusing Brown in the most insolent and vehement manner, for presuming to drive off without him. Perhaps the old man came from a region where drivers submitted to such abuse from travelers, but he was then in the wrong latitude and made a mistake, as Brown soon let him know. The latter kept his seat on the box, but with his long whip, he administered a severe castigation to the father, and then told him to take his seat in the coach and behave like a gentleman! In the meantime, and during the progres
The Daily Dispatch: July 10, 1861., [Electronic resource], The lead and copper mines of Wythe. (search)
yesterday sent a note in charge of Assistance inspector General Slaughter with another officer, under a white flag, to Col. Brown, at Fort Pickens. They were met at the usual place of landing, and making known their mission, handed the note to the old Colonel, who with trembling hand adjusted his spectacles. Scanning the subscription-- "To Col. Harvey Brown, commanding at Fort Pickens"--he insultingly returned the paper, and without form or ceremony, left his guests, who, disgusted with his at its contents were is not known, or at least publicly. Old Brown is very punctilious, and must be addressed as "Colonel Harvey Brown, commanding Department of Florida." The old fellow puts on a good many airs about his "department," small as it isd as "Colonel Harvey Brown, commanding Department of Florida." The old fellow puts on a good many airs about his "department," small as it is. The Pensacola Observer asserts that Brown has got the itch, and is about to leave for Philadelphia.