Letters received, 1861-1864, by John Shepard Keyes.

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Letters received, 1861-1864, by John Shepard Keyes.

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Born in Concord, Mass., Keyes was raised and educated in the company of Emerson, Thoreau and Hawthorne, whom he regarded as friends. He graduated from Harvard (1841), attended Harvard Law School, and in 1853, was elected sheriff of Middlesex Co. Keyes served as U.S. Marshall during the Civil War, handling all prizes and contraband goods captured, investigating rebel spies and letters and communications from southern sympathizers. His activities are outlined in this collection, which includes letters from government officials and from Richard Henry Dana, Jr., Charles Francis Adams, Jr., John Lowell and John Adams Dix, among others.

1 v. (ca. 250 items), in box.

Boston Athenaeum

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