Dabney Howard Smith Miscellaneous Papers,1847-1926

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Title

Dabney Howard Smith Miscellaneous Papers

Date

1847-1926

Repository

The Filson Historical Society Special Collections Louisville, Kentucky 40208 USA

Conditions Governing Access note

Open to researchers.

Preferred Citation Note

[Identification of item], Dabney Howard Smith Miscellaneous Papers, 1847-1926, Special Collections, The Filson Historical Society, Louisville.

Extent

12 items

Scope and Content

Confederate soldier, Ky. auditor of public accounts. Letters discussing Ky. and national politics, the Mexican War, Civil War prisoner exchanges, the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, and some economic results of the Civil War in Ky. Also included are two certificates from Smith appointing his son as a clerk in the auditor's office. Card index in repository

Subjects

• Burbridge, Stephen G. (Stephen Gano), 1831-1894.
• Clay, Cassius Marcellus, 1810-1903.
• Crittenden, John J. (John Jordan), 1787-1863.
• Harlan, John Marshall, 1833-1911.
• Metcalfe, Thomas, 1780-1855.
• Morehead, Charles Slaughter, 1802-1868.
• Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866.
• Smith, Gustavus Woodson, 1822-1896.
• Thomson, Manlius Valerius, d. 1850.
• Afro-Americans-- Kentucky-- History-- 19th century.
• Afro-Americans-- Kentucky-- History-- Sources.
• Elections-- Kentucky-- History-- 19th century.
• Elections-- Kentucky-- History-- Sources.
• Mexican War, 1846-1848-- Sources.
• Kentucky-- Politics and government-- Sources.
• Mexico-- Politics and government-- 1821-1861-- Sources.
• United States-- Constitution-- Amendments-- 14th-- History-- Sources.
• United States-- History-- Civil War, 1861-1865-- Prisoners and prisons-- Sources.