Campbell, David, 1793-1825 (SC 3016)

Authors

Manuscripts & Folklife Archives, Western Kentucky UniversityFollow

Publication Date

6-13-2016

Comments

This collection is archived in Manuscripts & Folklife Archives at Western Kentucky University; 270-745-6434; mssfa@wku.edu

Abstract

Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3016. Letter of David Campbell, Bowling Green, Kentucky, to Samuel Davidson, Vandalia, Illinois, 2 February 1822. Obliged to pay the Postmaster General's accounts in silver coin, Campbell, the postmaster at Bowling Green, blames a shortage of available currency for his failure to repay a debt to Davidson's brother and discusses other forms of payment. Includes a 1982 letter explaining how Campbell's letter was discovered.

Disciplines

United States History

Recommended Citation

Folklife Archives, Manuscripts &, "Campbell, David, 1793-1825 (SC 3016)" (2016). MSS Finding Aids. Paper 4165.
https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_mss_fin_aid/4165