Campbell family papers, 1731-1969.

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Campbell family papers, 1731-1969.

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Family, business, and political correspondence of David Campbell, governor of Virginia; William Bowen Campbell, governor of Tennessee; Arthur Campbell, Indian fighter and Revolutionary patriot; John Campbell, Virginia statesman and U.S. Treasurer; James Campbell, lawyer and member of the Tennessee legislature; and other members of the Campbell family; and papers of related families, including the Owens, Montgomerys, Kelleys, and Newnans. Topics covered include national political issues such as the War of 1812, the formation of the national banking system, Jacksonian party politics, and social and economic reforms, as well as Virginia and Tennessee state politics and education, and general discussions of educational experiences, personal philosophy, and family news.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6963852

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Campbell, William Bowen, 1807-1867

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Campbell was born on Mansker's Creek in Sumner County, Tennessee, to David and Catherine Bowen Campbell. He studied law at Abingdon, Virginia, with his father's cousin, Virginia Governor David Campbell, and attended lectures at Winchester Law School. He returned to Tennessee in 1829 in order to establish a law practice at Carthage, in Smith County. He was admitted to the bar in 1830. In 1831, he was appointed attorney general for a state circuit, and moved to Sparta, Tennessee. In 1835, Campb...

Campbell, John, 1789-186?

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Campbell, David, 1779-1859

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Governor of Virginia. From the description of David Campbell papers, 1838-1979. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70983517 Lawyer, Springfield, Illinois; brother and legal partner of Antrim Campbell; mayor, Springfield, 1843; Illinois attorney general, 1846-1848. From the description of Legal documents, 1846, 1847. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 27989391 From the description of Letter: Springfield, [Ill., to Almeron] Wheat, 1847...

Campbell family.

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Residents of Abingdon, Va. From the description of Campbell family papers, 1731-1969. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19276426 ...

Campbell, James Brown, 1798-1852

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Campbell, Arthur, 1742-1811

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Arthur Campbell (1742-1811), Indian fighter and Revolutionary patriot. From the description of Letter to General George Washington, 1781 July 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38476826 ...