Manuscript Database
Creator/Title
Smith, E. Hubbard, 1827-1890. Added Papers, 1818-1907. One mss. box.
Call No.
Mss. A S646a 3,9
Content
Letters to E. H. Smith, H. B. Smith, and E. H. Samuels dated 18 March 1864, 18 and 20 August 1864, and 19 December 1865 concern the issue of Black impressment, a permit to ship agricultural goods, and Ky. legislative acts in regard to the rebels. Civil War documents dated 1862-1865 include a list of Kentucky, Ohio, and Indiana prisoners of war paid by U.S. paymaster Irving T. Ballard; a petition to the General Assembly of Kentucky from the citizens of Grant County requesting a tax to be levied in order to pay the bounties of men who volunteered under Captain Ben Nix during 1864; and a commission from the Kentucky Volunteer Headquarters to William H. Hays of Grant County, Kentucky requesting him to recruit a company of Ky. volunteers, accompanied by a letter regarding recruitment of men and payment to men who served under Captain Ben Nix.