James Lawson Kemper Correspondence

Collection

Identifier: WLU-Coll-0345

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Includes letters to Kemper on various business matters, including three letters during his tenure as governor. Among the correspondents are E. J. and T. J. Polk, Robert A. Richardson, and William J. Robertson.

Dates

Inclusive 1868-1877

Creator

Kemper, James Lawson (Compiler, Person)
Polk, E. J. (Correspondent, Person)
Polk, T. J. (Correspondent, Person)
Richardson, Robert A. (Correspondent, Person)
Robertson, William J. (Correspondent, Person)

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Biographical / Historical

Kemper was an alumnus of Washington College (Class of 1842) and a Madison County and Richmond, Va., lawyer. He also served as Virginia governor from 1874-1878.