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Size | 8 items |
Abstract | C. Ashley (1790-1848) of Little Rock, Ark., was a lawyer and United States senator, 1844-1848. The collection includes typescript copies of papers of Ashley, including four letters, 1833-1836, from his father, William Ashley, in Hudson, N.Y., chiefly about financial matters. |
Creator | Ashley, C. (Chester), 1790-1848. |
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, June 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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Chester Ashley (1790-1848) was a lawyer and United States senator, 1844-1848. Ashley was born in Massachusetts and was educated at Williams College and Litchfield Law School. He lived in Hudson, N.Y.; Edwardsville, Ill.; and St. Louis, Mo.; before settling in Little Rock, Ark., in 1820.
Back to TopThe collection includes typescript copies of papers of C. Ashley including four letters, 1833-1836, from his father, William Ashley, in Hudson, N.Y., chiefly about financial matters.
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Papers, 1828-1844 |