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A Guide to the John E. Campbell Letters, 1858-1861
Biographical NoteJohn E. Campbell was a teacher and farmer in Austin and Mountain Home, Texas. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and ContentsThe John E. Campbell Letters, 1858-1861, written by Campbell to his brother concern his health and farm, Indian threats on the frontier, the Cortina Wars, the national political scene, and local conditions. He also discusses Texas politics related to the split in the Democratic party, rise of the Know-Nothing party, Sam Houston’s gubernatorial candidacy (1859) and proposed presidential candidacy (1860), senatorial candidacies of Louis Trezevant Wigfall and Lemuel Dale Evans, election of John Henninger Reagan to U. S. Congress (1859), and election of Francis Menefee White as commissioner of General Land Office. The letters also concern the threatened duel between Anthony Banning Norton and John Marshall, Secession resolutions in Texas Legislature, Secession Convention, beginning of Civil War in Texas, mobilization of troops, disruption of mail service, unreliability of rumors, and change-over from cotton to foodstuffs production. Return to the Table of Contents RestrictionsAccess RestrictionsUnrestricted access. Use RestrictionsUnrestricted use. Return to the Table of Contents
Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationPreferred CitationJohn E. Campbell Letters, 1858-1861, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin. Processing InformationBasic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s “History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light project,” 2009-2011. Return to the Table of Contents Detailed Description of the Papers
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