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Drake's Theatre broadside, 1819
Broadside from Drake's Theatre in Louisville advertising an 8 May 1819 performance called "Town and Country. Or Which is Best?" It lists performers as well as a number of songs sung after the show. -
Isaac Shelby circular, 31 July 1813
Circular dated 31 July 1813 in which Isaac Shelby calls for Kentuckians to join the militia to fight the British and Native Americans. -
John May land entry book, 1783-1786
John May's land entry book. Included are from 1783 to 1786. They include surveys for Samuel Beall, George Mason, John May, Thomas Hughes, James Hickman, and Mary Byrd (for the deceased William Byrd) in areas such as Floyds Fork at Bullskin Creek, Brashears Creek, the Harrods Creek area, near Floyd's Station and other various locales in Jefferson and Nelson Counties. Other people mentioned in the surveys include Alexander Breckenridge, John Cowan, William Pope, and William Breckenridge. There are comments concerning value and conflicts for each plat as well as sketched maps. John May was a land speculator in Kentucky. -
Two invoices for the accounts of Audubon and Rozier, 1 April 1810
Includes an 1 April 1810 account between Ann Maupin and Audubon & Rozier with a note from William C. Galt that Audubon would not deduct the cost of a pair of shoes. The second account from 1 April 1810 is with Beall for clothing. Both accounts are written by John J. Audubon and signed by both Audubon and Rozier. -
Military order book for the 16th Kentucky Militia, 1814
Military order book for the 16th Kentucky Militia, kept by Captain Aaron Gregg. Entries from the order book included are between 26 October 1814 and 10 November 1814. -
Letter from John May to Samuel Beall, 29 April 1780
Letter from John May to Samuel Beall in which he relays information about land purchasing and land warrants. -
Letter from John May to Samuel Beall, March 1780
A letter in which May claims to have heard that profits could be made on the purchase of Settlement and Preemption Claims because many of the claimants didn't have the money to pay. May desires to purchase the lands out from under these people and make a profit. -
Agreement between David Meade and John May, 1 March 1780.
John May's letter to Samuel Beall containing a 1 March 1780 agreement between May and Meade making him a quarter interest in 100,000 acres, purchased by May and Beall. -
Letter from John May to Samuel Beall, 15 March 1780
John May in his 15 March 1780 letter to Samuel Beall discusses the challenges of travel to Kentucky given his inability to hire assistance, along with the problems of land purchase in Kentucky, including high costs of land around the Falls of the Ohio; he states that he commissioned Meade to purchase Littlepage's 2000 acre tract. -
Letter from John May to Samuel Beall, 15 April 1780
John May in his 15 April 1780 letter to Samuel Beall proposes to go down the river to talk to Spanish officials about navigation on the lower Mississippi and also discusses Native American threats. -
Letter from John May to Samuel Beall, 2 March 1780
Letter from John May to Samuel Beall attempting to settle a dispute over some land ownership claims. -
Letter from John May to Samuel Beall, 20 January 1781
Letter from John May at the Falls of the Ohio in which he talks of discovering a sufficient amount of land in Kentucky for all of the military warrants.