University Libraries Division of Special Collections, The University of Alabama
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Abstract: Letter dated 28 June 1850 from the U.S. Secretary of the Interior, appointing Gibson as a U.S. Marshal for the Northern District of AlabamaScope and Content Note: The collection contains a letter dated 28 June 1850 from the U.S. Secretary of the Interior, appointing Gibson to a four-year term as Marshal of the United States for the Northern District of Alabama.Biographical/Historical Note: In 1850, WIllis H. Gibson was a resident of Courtland, Alabama, and a U.S. Marshal for the Northern District of Alabama