Letter, ca. 1847.

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Letter, ca. 1847.

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A ca. 1847 letter refuting Thomas Marshall's claim that John P. Gaines failed his duty by surrendering to a superior force driving the Mexican War. Justice, the pen name of a Gaines supporter (possibly Albert G. Hodges), recounts the circumstances surrounding Gaines surrender and accuses Marshall of political chicanery.

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The Filson Historical Society

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Marshall, Thomas Francis, 1801-1864

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Thomas Marshall served in the Kentucky state congress and the United States House of Representatives. From the description of Broadside, 1850 March 22. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49348055 U.S. representative of Kentucky and army officer. From the description of Receipt of Thomas Francis Marshall, 1843. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79451735 Thomas Francis Marshall was born in Frankfort, Kentucky in 1801 to Dr. Lewis Marshall a...

Gaines, John Pollard, 1795-1857

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Lawyer, soldier, aide-de-camp to General Winfield Scott, territorial governor of the Oregon territory. Gaines was born in Augusta Co. Va. and moved with his family to Boone Co. Ky. shortly thereafter. He served in the War of 1812 and the Mexican War. In 1850 President Taylor appointed him governor of the Oregon Territory. He died in Oregon in 1857. From the description of Papers, 1832-1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122536766 John Pollard Gaines was born (September 22, ...

Hodges, Albert G.

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Justice.

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