Albert Sidney Johnston Miscellaneous Papers,1831-1859

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Title

Albert Sidney Johnston Miscellaneous Papers

Date

1831-1859

Repository

The Filson Historical Society Special Collections Louisville, Kentucky 40208 USA

Conditions Governing Access note

Open to researchers.

Preferred Citation Note

[Identification of item], Albert Sidney Johnston Miscellaneous Papers, 1831-1859, Special Collections, The Filson Historical Society, Louisville.

Extent

6 items

Scope and Content

Soldier in the U.S. Army, for the Republic of Texas, and the Confederate Army. Papers include Johnston's 21 Oct. 1831 letter to Colonel Roger Jones noting that all the blank monthly returns to the Jefferson Barracks were expended; three letters to him from William Chambers, Jan., 1835, William Preston Clark, 6 May 1835, and William Preston, 12 Dec. 1835; a Mexican receipt book containing receipts obtained by Johnston during his service in the Mexican War; and a 27 Aug. 1859 letter to Wm. P. Johnston noting that he has sent his pay accounts for Aug. 1859 totaling $415.60 and instructing his son what to do with them

Subjects

• Clark, William Preston, 1811-1840.
• Jefferson Barracks-- History-- Sources.
• Johnston, William Preston.
• Jones, Roger, 1789-1852.
• Preston, William, 1816-1887.