Joshua Hill letter

Descriptive Summary
Title: Joshua Hill letter
Creator: Hill, Joshua, 1812-1891
Inclusive Dates: 1860 February 5
Language(s): English
Extent: 1 folder(s) (1 letter)
Collection Number: ms4229
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Historical Note

Joshua Hill (1812-1891) was a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from Georgia.

For more information, see his congressional biography.

Scope and Content

This collection contains a letter from Congressman Joshua Hill to an unknown judge in Georgia laying out the ideology of the short-lived conservative Constitutional Union Party. The letter criticises Republican and Democratic views, and refernces the John Brown's raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Joshua Hill letter, ms4229, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

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Letter, 1860