Papers of Thomas Kilby Smith, 1848-1887 (bulk 1861-1869).

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Papers of Thomas Kilby Smith, 1848-1887 (bulk 1861-1869).

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Personal correspondence of Thomas Kilby Smith, chiefly his letters to his mother Eliza Bicker Walter Smith, wife Elizabeth Budd McCullough Smith, and son George Walter Smith. The letters document Smith's life and career from the late 1840's to the 1890, including his pre-war law practice, his work in Washington, D.C. Civil War service, tenure as the U.S. consul in Panama, and his travels, including the voyage from Panama by way of San Francisco in 1867, and a trip to London in 1881. Also included a typescript copy of Smith's autobiographical notes dated Nov. 30, 1864, and a draft of his letter to Sherman (December 1887).

434 pieces.4 boxes.

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