Humphrey Marshall : miscellaneous papers, 1835-1863 | WorldCat.org (original) (raw)

Summary:Included are a 28 Dec. 1835 letter to F.T. Horde inquiring about collection of a debt of Gilbert Adams to George W. Barclay; a 7 Aug. 1862 letter (photocopy) to Jefferson Davis outlining his plan for the invasion of Ky., the defeat of the Union forces, and the recruitment of a large force for the Confederate Army; a 19 Aug. 1862 letter to D.C. Douglas describing a confused situation involving a company of partisan rangers under Captain William Rowan; photocopies of two letters, 1861 and 1862, to Alexander H. Stephens discussing complaints about Marshall's commission as a general in the Confederate Army and with conditions in eastern Ky. during his command there; and an address "To the People of Kentucky," ca. 1862, assuring them that they need not fear his troops and asking support for the Confederate cause