Papers, 1853.

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Papers, 1853.

Letter of Jeremiah Clemens (1814-1865), soldier, novelist, and senator, concerning the application of Henry Myers for a pursership in the Navy.

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Clemens, Jeremiah, 1814-1865

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Clemens was born on 1814 Dec. 28, in Huntsville, Madison Co., Ala. He attended LaGrange College and graduated from the University of Ala. in 1833. He studied law at Transylvania University, was admitted to the bar in 1834, married Mary Read and opened a law office in Huntsville. He fought the Cherokee Indians that same year as a private in the U.S. Army. In 1838 he was appointed U.S. district attorney for the northern district of Ala. He fought in the 1842 Texas revolution as a lieutenant colone...