A web of family : letters from a Kentucky family 1816-1896

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A web of family : letters from a Kentucky family 1816-1896

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Ninety-two letters written by members of the family of Dr. Louis Marshall. These are mostly domestic letters written from women to women about babies, diets and household medicines, servants, neighborhood visits, family talk and problems. It includes eight letters from Chief Justice John Marshall.

1 folder; (.1 linear feet)

eng,

L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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Marshall, Louis, 1773-1866

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Louis Marshall was a physician and educator, native of Virginia, and younger brother of chief justice John Marshall (1755-1835). Marshall married Agatha Smith (1780-1844) and with her had six children, three of whom served in the U.S. Congress: Thomas Francis Marshall (1801-1864), representative from Kentucky, 1841-1843; Edward Colston Marshal (1821-1893), representative from California, 1851-1853; and Alexander Keith Marshall (1808-1884), representative from Kentucky, 1855-1857. Fro...