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Abstract | James Clark (1779-1839) was a circuit judge, state legislator, United States representative, and governor of Kentucky. The collection includes a letter from Clark, while a United States representative from Kentucky in Washington, D.C., to Colonel Leslie Combs, Lexington, Ky., commenting on proposed changes in the judiciary system, Creek Indian lands in Georgia, and confidential sessions on nominations for the United States representative to the Panama Congress to be held later that year. |
Creator | Clark, James, 1779-1839. |
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, May 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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James Clark (1779-1839) was a United States representative from Kentucky, 1813-1816 and 1825-1831. He was also a circuit judge, state legislator, and governor of Kentucky, 1836-1839.
Back to TopThe collection includes a letter from James Clark, while serving as a United States representative from Kentucky in Washington, D.C., to Colonel Leslie Combs, Lexington, Ky., commenting on proposed changes in the judiciary system, Creek Indian lands in Georgia, and confidential sessions on nominations for the United States representative to the Panama Congress to be held later that year.
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Letter, 1826 |