Papers of Duncan Farrar Kenner, 1882-1899.

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Papers of Duncan Farrar Kenner, 1882-1899.

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Memoranda relating to Kenner's 1865 mission to Europe to seek recognition of the Confederacy from England and France. Includes manuscript (1882, 27 pages) by Thomas Donaldson giving Kenner's account of his role in the Confederate plan to abolish slavery in exchange for recognition from England and France; and corrected typescript (1899, 4 pages) by W. W. Henry for J. M. Callahan giving an account of a meeting with Kenner during which the same events were discussed.

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Callahan, James Morton, 1864-1956

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Donaldson, Thomas, active 1768

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Henry, William Wirt, 1831-1900

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Charles Campbell (1807-1876) was born on 1 May 1807, in Petersburg, Virginia, the firstborn child of parents John Wilson Campbell (d.1842), and Mildred Walker Moore Campbell. John, a bookstore owner, was also a historian. In 1831 he published the History of Virginia to 1781 . Later, he held the position of Federal Collector of Customs in Petersburg, Virginia. Mildred taught at the Petersburg Classical Academy in the 1840's. In addition to Charles, the couple also had two younger chi...

Kenner, Duncan Farrar, 1813-1887

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Confederate legislator from Louisiana. From the description of Papers of Duncan Farrar Kenner, 1882-1899. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79423515 Duncan Farrar Kenner was a member of the Louisiana Constitutional Conventions of 1845 and of 1852, a member of the Confederate Congress, and a Confederate special commissioner plenipotentiary to France in 1863. A planter, he founded Ashland Plantation in Ascension Parish, Louisiana, and had interests in Bow...