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Size | 8 items |
Abstract | Robert Hardy Smith (1813-1878) was a lawyer and Confederate congressman of Mobile, Ala. The collection includes six family letters from Smith, one legal item, and genealogical data about the Hardy family and Moore family. The letters include two Smith wrote to his wife from Richmond in 1861 concerning actions taken by the Confederate congress and other matters. |
Creator | Smith, Robert H. (Robert Hardy), 1813-1878. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, April 2010
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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Robert Hardy Smith (1813-1878) was a lawyer and Confederate congressman of Mobile, Ala. Smith was born in Edenton, N.C., then moved to Alabama where he studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1835 and settled in Livingston, Ala., where he built a successful practice. He later moved to Mobile, Ala. Smith was a member of the Whig party, state legislator, and member of the Confederate congress.
Back to TopThe collection includes six family letters from Robert H. Smith, one legal item, and genealogical data about the Hardy and Moore families. The letters include two Smith wrote to his wife from Richmond in 1861 concerning actions taken by the Confederate congress and other matters.
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Original finding aid |
Papers, 1838-1866 |