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Letter from John J. Audubon to Richard Harlan, 20 March 1833
Letter in which Audubon discusses his recent seizure that left him paralyzed in his pen hand, mouth, and lips, and the gassing of a golden eagle so he could paint it. Discusses his "Birds in America" series. -
Bridges, Benjamin to George Bridges, July 11, 1833
Letter of Louisville United States Army officer Benjamin Bridges to his father George Bridges discussing his role in the forced removal of Native people to Oklahoma. -
Abigail Prather Churchill, needlework sampler, 1828-1830
Samplers were a staple in the education of girls, designed to teach needlework skills needed for household duties. Samples could be symbolic of the girl's culture, religion, social class, or personal accomplishments. Sampler making was seen as the ground work for civic, social, and familial responsibility. This was made by Abigail Prather Churchill the daughter of Abigail Pope Oldham Churchill (1789-1854), around age 11-13 at Nazareth Academy (which is near Bardstown, KY). -
Letter from Henry Clay to General Henry A. Dearborn, Roxbury, Massachusetts. Ashland, Lexington, Ky., 15 September 1831
Thanks Dearborn for his remarks urging Clay to return to the U.S. Senate. Believes he may return to that body. The defeat of Jackson will be easy with the cooperation of all his opponents. Clay is willing to support any candidate selected by his party for the Presidency, if the party decides against Clay. -
Legal document signed by Henry Clay, ca. 1831
Complaint of Henry Clay to the Judge of the Circuit Court of Fayette County in suit with Robert Wickliffe, resulting from Clay's contract with William Lytle, 18th June 1808, for the exchange of certain real estate. -
Letter from Henry Clay to Philip R. Fendall, Ashland, Lexington, Kentucky. 17 August 1830
Clay approves of the use of many extracts from other papers used in the Journal. Asks Fendall to help Mallory with his undertaking and suggests that an enlarged edition of his speeches might include those at Nobles, Fowlers' garden, the Frankfort Colonization Speech, Baltimore, Washington March 18291 and Cincinnati. Mr. Pierce is now in Lexington writing a biography of Clay. Reports on the Kentucky elections and feels they were antiJackson. Rowan will certainly be defeated. Returns from other state sound good and Barton is certain of reelection. Directs that his slave Lotty be returned from Washington, where she is in Van Buren's service. Has not heard from the Land Office regarding a Louisiana survey for the heirs of De La Houssaye. Mr. Anderson the Comptroller should be reminded to write Clay about Col. Morrison's estate. -
Linen Sheet, circa 1835
According to family narrative, this bed sheet was made by an enslaved weaver using flax that was grown on Dabney Carr Overton's farm in Fayette County, Kentucky. In 1830, Overton enslaved thirty-two persons, including twenty female children and adults. Enslaved women were skilled spinners, weavers, and seamstresses, whose skills provided comfort for the families that enslaved them. -
The Gentleman's New Pocket Farrier, 1836
Title page of The gentleman's new pocket farrier, comprising a general description of the noble and useful animal, the horse, together with the quickest and simplest mode of fattening ... Also, a concise account of the diseases to which the horse is subject, with such remedies as long experience has proved to be effectual. -
Domestic manners of the Americans
A description of the customs and manners of the Americans.Tags chapel; cholera; church; Cincinnati; clergy; climate; clothing; customs; domesticity; drawing; Equality; feminism; fever; fine arts; food; gender; health; holidays; hotel; independence day; literature; Louisville; market; museum; Native American; Ohio River; pamphlets; parties; phrenology; picture gallery; pigs; religion; river navigation; school; servants; shakespeare; sickness; social life; society; storms; Theology; travel; Women; working class -
Linen and cotton sheet, circa 1820-1830
An 'M's & O's' patterned sheet made of linen and cotton. The family narratives for this linen sheet states that it was made in 1816 by Betsy Breckinridge Meredith, sister of John Breckinridge. Family narrative also states the flax was grown, spun, and woven by enslaved people on the Winton Plantation. Enslaved women and men were skilled spinners, weavers, and seamstress on the frontier. Their skilled labor made life easier and more comfortable for their enslavers.