Letter to the editor of Harper's weekly, [manuscript] 1912 Apr. 15.

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Letter to the editor of Harper's weekly, [manuscript] 1912 Apr. 15.

Hughes discusses the charges that John B. Floyd, as Secretary of War, dispensed federal arms to the South prior to the Civil War.

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University of Virginia. Library

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Floyd, John B. (John Buchanan), 1806-1863

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John Swank, a native of Augusta County, Va., settled near Singers Glen, Rockingham County, Va., where he lived until his death just before the outbreak of the Civil War. He was a member of the Lutheran Church and is buried at St. John's [Lutheran Church, Rockingham County.]. From the description of Land grant, 1849 March 31, to John Swank. (Colonial Williamsburg Foundation). WorldCat record id: 15347747 Biographical note: Politician; John Buchanan Floyd was Governor of Virgi...

Hughes, Robert M. (Robert Morton), 1855-

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Veteran of the Vietnamese Conflict. From the description of Interview, 1985. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367592915 From the description of Interviews, 1985. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82670832 Robert Morton Hughes, an alumnus of the College of William and Mary, attended the University of Virginia Law School. He was the son of Robert William and Eliza M. (Johnston) Hughes. He practiced law in Norfolk, Va. Hughes was the president of the Virginia Bar Associatio...