Autograph letter signed : Denver, Colo., to an unidentified general, 1872 Dec. 26.

ArchivalResource

Autograph letter signed : Denver, Colo., to an unidentified general, 1872 Dec. 26.

Concerning the writer's appointment as U.S. Minister to Bolivia and personal matters.

1 item (3 p.) ; (8vo)

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 7182887

Related Entities

There are 1 Entities related to this resource.

Croxton, John Thomas, 1837-1874

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6ms45j3 (person)

Croxton was born near Paris, Kentucky, in rural Bourbon County. He was the oldest son among the twelve children of a Virginia-born wealthy planter and slave owner. In 1857, he graduated with honors from Yale University, where he was a member of the Skull and Bones secret society. He subsequently studied law under prominent attorney James Robinson and eventually joined the Freemasonry movement. Croxton was admitted to the bar and taught law courses at a school in Mississippi in 1858. He return...