Richard Hawes papers, 1826-1877 (bulk dates), 1826-1877
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Richard Hawes papers, 1826-1877 (bulk dates), 1826-1877
- Creator
- Hawes, R. (Richard), 1797-1877.
- Extent
- 1 reel of microfilm (17 pieces)
- Subjects
- Hawes, R. (Richard), 1797-1877.
- Benjamin, J. P. (Judah Philip), 1811-1884.
- Buckner, Simon Bolivar, 1823-1914.
- Clay, Henry, 1777-1852.
- Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889.
- Polk, Leonidas, bp, 1806-1864.
- Seddon, James Alexander, 1815-1880.
- Smith, Albert J.
- Smith, G. W.
- Politicians.
- Kentucky--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- Arrangement
- Arrangement is roughly chronological.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- Provisional (Confederate) Governor of Kentucky, 1862-1865.
- Scope and Content
- This is a collection on microfilm of some of the papers of Richard Hawes. It includes several letters from Henry Clay, and documents and letters concerning Hawes' activities during the Civil War, when he was Provisional Governor of Kentucky. Also included is a broadside containing Hawes's address as Provisional Governor.
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