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Description
The collection contains correspondence and other documents of Joseph Holt. Included are items relating to American Civil War law and politics; Kentucky at the outbreak of the Civil War; military law and the office of judge advocate general; the trial of Lincoln's assassins including Mary Surratt; Holt's personal and family life; the U.S. Patent Office; and U.S. Post Office. Other correspondents include Gustave Beauregard, Horace Greeley, Winfield Scott, James A. Garfield, Ulysses S. Grant, William T. Sherman, and Edwin Stanton. There is also a copy of a letter by Holt to Abraham Lincoln where he refused the position of attorney general (1864 November 5).
Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
approximately 1853-1863
Call number
mssHolt
Creator
Holt, Joseph (1807-1894)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Gift of Joseph Holt Rose, 1970.
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.
Associated people
Beauregard, G. T. (1818-1893.)
Garfield, James A. (1831-1881.)
Grant, Ulysses S. (1822-1885.)
Greeley, Horace, (1811-1872.)
Scott, Winfield, (1786-1866.)
Sherman, William T. (1820-1891.)
Stanton, Edwin M. (1814-1869.)
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