Manuscript Database

Creator/Title

Corlis-Respess Family Papers, 1698-1984. 6 cu. ft.

Call No.

Mss. A C799 90

Content

Correspondence includes Jesse D.H. Corwine's ca. 1862 letter expressing his sorrow over events in Kentucky and belief that the Union desited destroying the South and all its sympathizers. He notes that there were several Southern sympathizers in his area (southern Indiana).

Subject Heading

Kentucky - History - Civil War, 1861-1865