Governor's correspondence, 1867-1871.

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Governor's correspondence, 1867-1871.

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These letters document the administrative activities of Governor John W. Stevenson as chief executive. Included are various letters concerning the collection of debts owed by the federal government to the state of Kentucky; a circular calling for the removal of the national capital from Washington D.C. to a city in the interior of the country; and a copy of one of Governor Stevenson's proclamations against mob violence.

.1 cubic ft. (7 folders)

Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives

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Kentucky. Governor (1867-1871 : Stevenson)

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John White Stevenson succeeded to the office of governor in September 1867, upon the death of newly-elected Governor John L. Helm. A Democrat, he served until a few months prior to the end of the term, when he resigned to take a seat in the United States Senate. Stevenson was born in Richmond, Virginia in 1812. After graduating from the University of Virginia, he studied law and eventually moved to Covington, Kentucky in 1841. He was first elected to public office in 184...

Stevenson, John W., 1812-1886.

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