Thomas Hines autograph album
Abstract
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Thomas Hines autograph album
- Date
- 1860-1862 (inclusive)
- Extent
- 0.15 Cubic Feet
- Subjects
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
- Autograph albums.
- Preferred Citation
- 2010ms001: [identification of item], Thomas Hines autograph album, 1860-1862, University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- Thomas Henry Hines (1838-1898), a native of Butler County, Kentucky, served the Confederates in the Civil War as a spy from 1861 - 1865. After the war, Hines stayed in Toronto, Canada where he studied law under General John C. Breckinridge. In 1867, he and his family settled in Bowling Green, Kentucky. He practiced law until 1878 when he was elected to the Kentucky Supreme Court of Appeals, eventually serving as Chief Justice from 1884 to 1886. After his term as Chief Justice, Hines moved to Frankfurt, Kentucky where he continued to practice law until his death in 1898.
- Scope and Content
- The Thomas Hines autograph album (dated 1860-1862; 0.15 cubic feet; 1 box) consists of a bound volume called "Album of Love," containing notes, signatures, letters, and poems written by friends and acquaintences in expressions of affection and hopes of being remembered.
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- Collection is open to researchers by appointment.
- Use Restrictions
- The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
Contents of the Collection
Autograph album, "Album of Love", 1860-1862
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Table of Contents
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