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Subject is exactly "Salt industry--Kentucky--History--18th century"
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Order of Annie Christian to Captain James Asturgus, 11 June 1787
Request from Christian to Asturgus at Saltsburg for four bushels of salt from the troughs.
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Order of Annie Christian to Captain Asturgus, 7 August 1787
Request from Christian to Asturgus for eight bushels of garnered salt for Mr. Montfort.
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Order of Annie Christian to Captain James Asturgus, 20 August 1787
Request from Christian to Asturgus for salt to Captain Cowan; reverse note from Jonathan Cowan requests that Asturgus pay the salt forward to William Hall, November 12, 1787.
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Receipt of Bland Ballard, 24 August 1787
Receipt signed by Bland Ballard for receiving eight and a half bushels of salt on Mrs. Christian's account from James Asturgus.
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Order of Annie Christian to Captain James Asturgus, 25 November 1787
Request from Christian to Asturgus to give Mrs. Lusk two old kettles that are out of use.
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Order of Annie Christian to Captain Asturgus, 13 November 1787
Request from Christian to Asturgus to borrow salt for Mr. Barbee, as the wagons have likely taken all of her salt from the salt house.
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Order of Isaac Shelby to Mrs. Christian, 10 December 1787
Request from Shelby to Christian asking for salt in payment for bacon.
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Order of Annie Christian to Captain James Asturgus, 14 January 1788
Request from Christian to Asturgus requesting 21 bushels of salt that Mr. George Robinson is bringing to her, keeping one third for himself.
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Order of Annie Christian to Mrs. Hinch, undated
Christian orders Mrs. Hinch or Hinck to provide John Davis with 9 bushels of salt
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Letter from Abraham Hite to Alexander Scott Bullitt, 15 December 1796
Hite discusses the purchase of salt from Bullitt
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Letter from William Christian to John Hinch, 25 January 1786
Christian sends a customer, Mr. Donne, to purchase salt from Saltsburg
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Letter from J. E. Donne to William Christian, 14 March 1786
Donne arranges for the purchase of salt from Christian on behalf of himself as well as other individuals.
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