Papers of Roger Weightman Hanson, 1856-1888.

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Papers of Roger Weightman Hanson, 1856-1888.

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Family, military, and general correspondence, legal papers, and clippings relating to Hanson and to Civil War poetry. Includes letters between Hanson and his wife, Virginia Peters Hanson, while he was in military prisons during the Civil War and letters of condolence to her after his death. Includes material on murder cases and other Kentucky legal matters.

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Hanson, Roger Weightman, 1827-1863

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Hanson, Virginia Peters

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