A.T. Burnley papers : business and personal letters, 1849- 1858.

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A.T. Burnley papers : business and personal letters, 1849- 1858.

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This collection consists of fifteen letters concerning business and family matters of Alfred Burnley. One letter, written by John J. Crittenden, was dated October 23, 1850. It discusses a business opportunity that Burnley should investigate. Other business letters discuss land transactions, debt repayment to the Bank of New Orleans, and powers of attorney. A letter from Burnley to General A. Sidney Jackson, dated May 24, 1849, asks Jackson to consider taking the position of Paymaster General in Texas. The other letters are to his wife, as he travels around Louisiana, Texas, and Mississippi. They discuss family life, their plantation, travel, and Burnley's health. Also included in this collection is a biographical sketch of Burnley's life and a copy of his wife's will.

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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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Burnley, A. T. (Alfred Triplett)

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Albert Triplett Burnley was born in Hanover County, Virginia, in 1800. At the age of twenty-two, Burnley migrated to Frankfort, Kentucky, and studied law under George M. Bibb. He found this type of work uninteresting. He gave up law to buy coal mines with his Uncle Robert, near Owensboro, Kentucky. Around this time, Burnley became interested in the Republic of Texas. He was commissioned, in 1832, to negotiate a loan for the Republic. He was unable to accomplish this task. The loan action was lat...

Crittenden, John J. (John Jordan), 1787-1863

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Kentucky lawyer and statesman, from Frankfort (Franklin Co.). From the description of Papers, 1786-1932. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19490792 From the description of Letters, 1835-1860. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 32410179 John Jordan Crittenden (1787-1863) was born September 10, 1787. He attended the College of William and Mary, graduating in 1807. In 1809 he became the Attorney-General for the Illinois Territory. During the Wa...

Jackson, A. Sidney.

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