Manuscript Database
Creator/Title
Bodley Family. Papers, 1773-1939. 9.33 cu. ft.
Call No.
Mss. A B668e 8, 66
Content
23 April 1824 letter from William Hurst to William Bodley discussing the Old Court-New Court controversy; he thinks the New Court supporters will prevail and that it will lead to ruin; 10 May 1825 letter from Hurst to Bodley, Hurst writes that Gov. Joseph Desha complained that Wickliffe had "insulted, vilified and slandered" him and others in a confrontational exchange over the Old Court-New Court controversy; 14 Aug. 1825 letter from Hurst to Wm. Bodley states that he had overheard some New Court supporters swear to win the next election by "fair means or foul".