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A letter addressed to Lewis Allen Alderson from Virginia congressman Hugh Caperton, who thanks Alderson for the hospitality shown by his father. Both Alderson and Caperton were from Greenbrier County, Virginia (now West Virginia). Alderson later moved to Atchison, Kansas in 1858 and was a prominent Baptist minister. He died in Atchison in 1881.
Creator: Caperton, Hugh (1781 - 1847)
Date: October 23, 1831
Item Number: 229107
Call Number: Lewis Allen Alderson Coll. #255, Folder 13
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 229107
Collections - Manuscript - Alderson, Lewis Allen
Date - 1830s
Government and Politics - Political Parties - Federalist
Government and Politics - State Government - Legislature - House of Representatives
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
Places - Cities and towns - Atchison
Places - Counties - Atchison
Places - Other States - Virginia - Greenbrier County
Places - Other States - West Virginia
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Manuscript
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