Letter to Judge James Emory Speer, 1890

Summary

Creator:

Kriegshaber, Victor H., 1859-1934

Date:

1890

Extent:

1 folder(s)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Letter to Judge James Emory Speer, ms4212, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of a letter from Victor Kriegshaber of Germany to Judge J. Emory Speer discussing the role that German military conscription plays in their economic difficulties and how war between Germany and France will certainly come again.

Biographical / historical:

J. Emory Speer (1848-1918), a graduate from the University of Georgia in 1869, was a lawyer, District Court judge, Congressman, and Dean of Mercer University Law School. For more information, see his congressional biography.

Victor H. Kriegshaber (1859-1934) was a civil engineer, contractor, and businessman.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Socialism and culture -- Europe
Businessmen -- Georgia.
Judges -- Georgia -- Correspondence.
Draft
Economic conditions.
Correspondence

Names:

Speer, Emory

Places:

Germany.

Preferred citation:

Letter to Judge James Emory Speer, ms4212, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.