William Preston to Rutherford B. Hayes
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- William Preston to Rutherford B. Hayes
- Date
- 1877 May 24
- Creator
- Preston, William, 1816-1887
- Extent
- 0.1 Cubic feet
- Subjects
- Correspondence.
- Judges--Selection and appointment.
- Judges--United States.
- Arrangement
- Collection is arranged by format.
- Preferred Citation
- 2011MS205: [identification of item], William Preston to Rutherford B. Hayes, 1877 May 24, University of Kentucky Special Collections.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- Bland Ballard (1819-1879) was a United States federal judge. Born in Shelby County, Kentucky, Ballard spent most of his adult life in Louisville, Kentucky.
- William Preston (1816-1887) was a lawyer, diplomat, and politician born near Louisville, Kentucky, in 1816. He graduated from Harvard Law School in 1838 and practiced law in Louisville until the outbreak of the Mexican War. During the war he served as Lieutenant Colonel of the 4th Regiment, Kentucky Volunteer Infantry. He served as Minister to Spain from 1858 until 1861. In August of 1861 he joined the Confederate Army, becoming a brigadier general. Jefferson Davis appointed Preston as the Confederate Minister to Mexico in January 1864.
- Scope and Content
- The collection consists of a letter from William Preston to Rutherford B. Hayes concerning the possible appointment of Bland Ballard to the United States Circuit Court for the Sixth Circuit.
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.
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