Bell, John to John Clayton, 19 Apr 1849
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1, item: 3
Identifier: 3
Scope and Contents
Marked "private." Bell suggests that Franklin Gorin of south Kentucky be given a political appointment to the courts of South America due to his being the brother-in-law of Judge Underwood of the Senate, rather than a Major Word who is also seeking the job. [Bell was at various times Speaker of the House of Representatives, Secretary of War, a United States Senator, and a Presidential candidate.]
Dates
- Creation: 19 Apr 1849
Full Extent
From the Collection: 1.50 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Acquisition method
Purchase
Repository Details
Part of the Eastern Kentucky University Libraries, Research Center for Special Collections and Archives Repository