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Letter about Kosher Food Services, May 23, 1967
In this letter, Hy Spikell of Kosher Foods writes that after Jewish Hospital closes its Obstetrical Department, his business will provide “orthodox pre-cooked frozen meals” to Jewish patients at other Louisville hospitals. -
Letter addressed to "sisters" from Mrs. E. A. Bain, January 5th, 1881.
Letter to a "Sister" from Mrs. E. A. Bain in La Grange, Kentucky concerning the upbringing and education of a three year old boy whose widowed mother works as a chef for Mrs. Bain. -
Letter addressed to a "Madam" from Charles Wright, February 3rd, 1877.
Letter to the Baptist Home, presumably addressed to Hollingsworth, from Charles Wright of the South and North Alabama Railroads, requesting to be notified of when a little girl enters the home that would be available for adoption. Letter is marked Louisville, KY. -
Letter discussing an elephant tooth found at the Falls of the Ohio, circa 1780s
Letter discussing an elephant tooth that was found at the Falls of the Ohio. -
Letter from Andrew Jackson to Gen. Percival Butler, Port William, Gallatin Co., Ky., 21 November 1805
Jackson states that he has written to and inter* viewed "Major Abraham Murry" (Abram Maury) about "the business you left with me to transact. " Says Maury wishes to "accomodate (sic') the matter with you and that without suit, on condition he can do so, and have recourse against the Estate of Mr. Dixon. Jackson requests Butler's instruc- tions and gives his own advice about what to do " This concerns a land transaction in which Maury, a Tennessee legislator, sold a parcel of land to a Mr. Dixon. Dixon gave Maury a bond in payment and Maury gave the bond to Butler. Dixon died before Maury transferred the land to him and a court issued an injunction against payment of the bond. Maury is being sued by Dixon's estate and is trying to settle with Butler without a lawsuit. -
Letter from Andrew Jackson to William S. Fulton, 15 February 1839
Letter concerns land in the estate of Randolph. Jackson requests William S. Fulton to help Randolph's widow settle this land problem. -
Letter from Andrew Jackson to William S. Fulton, 21 December 1823
Contains Jackson's thoughts on his prospects for the 1824 election. -
Letter from Andrew Jackson to William S. Fulton, 4 April 1823
Jackson discusses the Arbuthnot case to correct an account in the Florence (Alabama) Gazetter. He writes about his prospects for the 1824 election and gives his opinion on banking and Jackson's ideas on monetary policy. -
Letter from Benjamin D. Berry, Jr. to Brothers and Sisters in Christ, June 7, 1967
The letter written from Benjamin D. Berry Jr. to his Brothers and Sisters in Christ is a one-page typescript asking the members of Plymouth Congregational Church (Louisville, Kentucky) to begin a type of service where members meet in rotating homes to discuss non-religious topics. -
Letter from Bernard Bernheim, 1918 June 25
Letter from Bernard Bernheim to the Board of Directors of Jewish Hospital responding to a decision to keep the Jewish Hospital name. Bernheim contributed $100,000 for an addition to Jewish Hospital on the condition that they rename the hospital Bernheim Memorial Hospital in memory of his parents. -
Letter from Bill Clinton to Wendell Ford, Washington, D. C., 25 August 1994
Letter thanking Ford for his support of the Crime Bill conference report and his waiver of the Congressional Budget Act. -
Letter from Cecelia Larrison to Rogers Clark Ballard Thruston, 25 June 1896
One of six letters to Rogers Clark Ballard Thruston (1858-1946) from Cecelia Larrison (1831-1909), a woman formerly enslaved by the Thruston family. -
Letter from Cecelia Larrison to Rogers Clark Ballard Thruston, 13 September 1899
One of six letters to Rogers Clark Ballard Thruston (1858-1946) from Cecelia Larrison (1831-1909), a woman formerly enslaved by the Thruston family. -
Letter from Cecelia Larrison to Rogers Clark Ballard Thruston, 14 February 1899
One of six letters to Rogers Clark Ballard Thruston (1858-1946) from Cecelia Larrison (1831-1909), a woman formerly enslaved by the Thruston family. -
Letter from Cecelia Larrison to Rogers Clark Ballard Thruston, 27 September 1899
One of six letters to Rogers Clark Ballard Thruston (1858-1946) from Cecelia Larrison (1831-1909), a woman formerly enslaved by the Thruston family. -
Letter from Cecelia Larrison to Rogers Clark Ballard Thruston, 31 March 1898
One of six letters to Rogers Clark Ballard Thruston (1858-1946) from Cecelia Larrison (1831-1909), a woman formerly enslaved by the Thruston family. -
Letter from Cecelia Larrison to Rogers Clark Ballard Thruston, 5 April 1898
One of six letters to Rogers Clark Ballard Thruston (1858-1946) from Cecelia Larrison (1831-1909), a woman formerly enslaved by the Thruston family. -
Letter from D. McNaughtan to John Brunton, 24 March 1840
Letter to John Brunton. On page 1 is a unique pencil sketch of the Louisville waterfront, head of the Portland Canal, and the steamboat Louisville drawn and described by McNaughtan. -
Letter from Dan Smith to Arthur Campbell, 9 August 1778
Daniel Smith writes to Campbell discussing Smith's necessary trip to Kentucky, his attempts to raise soldiers and officers, and his belief that "assistance ought to be given to Kentuckie at this critical time."