Letter from the Hon. Joseph Holt
Subtitle: upon the policy of the general government, the pending revolution, its objects, its probable results if successful, and the duty of Kentucky in the crisis
Publisher: Printed by Bradley & Gilbert
Published: 1861
Place of publication: Louisville, Ky
Language: eng
Number of pages: 15
Subjects: Politics and government; Secession; United States; Causes; History
Other titles: Letter from the Hon. Joseph Holt
Notes: Cover title.

In this letter to Joshua Fry Speed, dated May 31, 1861, Holt expresses his disdain for Kentucky's state of neutrality and for her proclamation forbidding Union troops from marching across her territory.  Rather than an act of neutrality, Holt sees this as an act of "aggressive hostility."

Pamphlet.