Letters, 1872-1873.

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Letters, 1872-1873.

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This group contains two letters addressed to James A. Dawson during his term as Adjutant General of Kentucky. One letter by B. McKinney, a Tazewell, Tennessee, attorney was on behalf of John O. Evans, a client seeking a veterans' bounty. Evans had served in Company "K" of the 14th Kentucky Volunteers (U.S. Army). The other letter by Captain David W. Steele concerned receipt of officers' commissions and a name change for Steele's militia unit in Jessamine County, Kentucky.

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Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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McKinney, B., Attorney.

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Dawson, James A., 1834-1887

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Dawson, a former county clerk and attorney, served as adjutant general of Kentucky in the 1870's. From the description of Letters, 1872-1873. (Kentucky Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 28886436 ...

Steele, David W., Captain.

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Kentucky. Adjutant-General's Office

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General John W. Finnell was born in Winchester, Kentucky, on December 24, 1821. He graduated from Transylvania University at the age of seventeen and studied the art of printing with his father. He later studied law with Richard H. Menefee and graduated from Transylvania law school in 1841. Finnell was elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1843 and served as secretary of state under Gov. John J. Crittenden in 1848. Among other offices, Finnell held the position of Kentucky's adjuta...

United States. Kentucky Volunteers, 14th. Company K.

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Evans, John O.

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