Letter, 16 Sept. 1856.

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Letter, 16 Sept. 1856.

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Letter to John B. Bruner from Thomas H. Hunt, Kentucky Chairman of the American Party, asking for comments on plans for Humphrey Marshall to speak in Meade County at a meeting and barbecue. It is designed to pull in an audience from Meade, Breckinridge, and Hardin counties. Hunt expects to event to be valuable to the party.

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Bruner, John B., 1825-1878.

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Lawyer of Hardinsburg, Ky., and a member of the Kentucky legislature, 1849-1850, 1857-1861 and 1865-1869. From the description of John B. Bruner : papers, 1848-1876. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 46763816 ...

Marshall, Humphrey, 1812-1872

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