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Jonathan D. Hale papers relating to Champ Ferguson

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Description
Collection contains eight items dated 1865 to 1866 relating to Jonathan D. Hale's attempt to recoup his losses from the 1862 destruction of his Tennessee property by Confederate guerillas led by Champ Ferguson, and to Ferguson's 1865 war crimes trial. Material includes two inventory descriptions of Hale's property destroyed and other outcomes of Ferguson's raid, one of which includes details of neighbors who were also victimized (both approximately 1865); one plea and answer of Hale to a bill of complaint filed by J.W. McHenry regarding a military assessment of Hale's property damage, which mentions guerilla activities of Ferguson and others, approximately 1865; four letters concerning Hale's claims against Ferguson and his cohorts, 1865 to 1866; and a narrative in the hand of Hale titled "History of a Saw Log" that describes the cutting of a giant poplar tree and was probably recorded while collecting oral testimony against Ferguson, dated April 16, 1865. Most items are in pen; some have penciled additions.
Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date
1865-1866.
Call number
mssHalej
Creator
Hale, J. D(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Purchased from David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books, April 2021.
Restrictions
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
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