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Manuscripts
Richard Clough Anderson papers
- Description
Correspondence of the various members of the Anderson family, particularly Richard Clough Anderson, Jr. and his wife Elizabeth, as well as Richard Clough Anderson, Sr. and his sons Charles, Robert (1805-1871) (of Ft. Sumter fame), and Larz (1803-1878), a capitalist and a prominent citizen of Cincinnati, Ohio. Also included correspondence of the Clark and Gwathmey families.
Subject matter includes real estate transactions, legislation, and land speculation in Kentucky; Louisville and Kentucky politics; Ohio politics and government, especially during the Civil War; relations between Colombia and the U.S.; antislavery sentiment; the Civil War Correspondents include Richards Clough Anderson, Sr., Robert Anderson, Charles Anderson, Larz Anderson, John Jordan Crittenden and John Sherman.
Correspondents include:
Richard Clough Anderson Sr. (1750-1826) - 59 pieces Richard Clough Anderson Jr. (1788-1826) - 63 pieces Robert Anderson - 26 pieces Charles Anderson - 85 pieces Larz Anderson - 56 pieces John Jordan Crittenden -16 pieces John Sherman - 10 pieces John Quincy Adams letters to Richard Clough Anderson and documents - 1823 February 1 (AND 5); 1823 June 4 (AND 6); 1823 June 4 (AND 7); 1824 March 31 (AND 8); 1825 September 16 (AND 9); 1823 May 29 (AND 10) James Monroe letters to Richard Clough Anderson - 1820 March? (AND 1369); 1820 September 26 (AND 1370); 1822 December 18 (AND 1371); 1823 May 22 (AND 1372) James Monroe letter to the president of Colombia (contemporary copy), approximately 1823 (AND 1373) William Henry Harrison letter to Richard Clough Anderson, 1825 September 12 (AND 1081) Rutherford B. Hayes letters to Charles Anderson - 1863 November 6 (AND 1088); 1865 March 25 (AND 1089); 1865 July 12 (AND 1090); 1870 January 20 (AND 1091); 1870 April 14 (AND 1092)
