Samuel Smith correspondence
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Samuel Smith correspondence
- Date
- 1853
- Creator
- Martin, E. B.
- Extent
- 0.1 Cubic feet
- Subjects
- Correspondence.
- Fugitive slaves--United States.
- Arrangement
- Collection is arranged chronologically.
- Preferred Citation
- 2011MS099: [identification of item], Samuel Smith correspondence, 1853, University of Kentucky Special Collections.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- Samuel Emerson Smith (1788-1860) was a lawyer from Wiscasset, Maine, who became a judge on the Court of Common Pleas (1821-1830, 1835-1837) and the governor of Maine (1831-1834).
- "Samuel E. Smith Papers". George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives. Bowdoin. n.d. Web. 9 November 2011.
- Scope and Content
- The Samuel Smith correspondence consists of two letters, one to Judge Samuel Smith (Wiscasset, Maine) from E. B. Martin (Florence, Alabama) and the other from Smith to Martin. The letters discuss a newspaper clipping from the Louisville Courier about a trial involving a fugitive slave. In the letter written by Smith he assures Martin that not all Northerners are fanatical abolitionists.
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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Special Collections Research Center - Closed
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