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Finding Aid for the Wade Keyes Letter, 1861 August 14


MS-3103

University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN


Collection processed by: Will Dewey, June 28, 2007
Finding Aid written by: Will Dewey, June 28, 2007
Encoded by: Will Dewey, June 28, 2007

Summary Information
Title: Wade Keyes Letter

Date/Date Range :   1861 August 14

Extent: 0.1 linear feet

Abstract:
This collection consists of a brief letter from Wade Keyes dated Richmond, August 14, 1861, to J. L. Ramsey in Knoxville. Keyes confirms Ramsey's appointment as attorney for the District of Tennessee.

Call number: MS-3103

Repository: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN

Access and Use
Aquisition Information:
Collection was purchased by Special Collections on March 6, 2007.
Access Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Copyright:
The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.
Preferred Citation:
[Identification of Item], Wade Keyes Letter, MS-3103. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Arrangement

Collection consists of a single oversize folder.


Biography / History

Wade Keyes was born in 1821. He attended school at LaGrange College and the University of Virginia, then studied law in Lexington, Kentucky. He practiced law in Tallahassee, Florida from 1844 to 1851, then moved to Montgomery, Alabama. During the Civil War he served as Assistant Attorney General for the Confederate States of America. After the war he continued to practice law in Florence, Alabama, where he died in 1879.


Collection Scope and Content Note

This collection consists of a brief letter from Wade Keyes dated Richmond, August 14, 1861 to J. L. Ramsey in Knoxville. Keyes confirms Ramsey's appointment as attorney for the District of Tennessee. He makes reference to a commission which was originally enclosed with the letter.

Subject Terms

  • Keyes, Wade, 1821-1879.
  • United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
  • Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
  • Confederate States of America -- Politics and government.
  • Tennessee -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865.
Contents List
Box   1     Folder   1    
Wade Keyes Letter 1861 August 14

Scope Note:

Richmond, 14 August 1861

Sir,

I have the honor to enclose your commission as a attorney for the District of Tennessee--an office to which you have been appointed by the President "by and with the advice and consent of the Congress " --J.L. Ramsey, Esq. Knoxville Tennessee

Wade Keyes

Asst. Atty Genl.