Browse Items (267 total)
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Letter discussing slavery, 31 January 1806
Letter discussing the hiring out of enslaved persons over the Christmas holiday. Letter includes the names of the enslaved individuals. -
Letter, 13 February 1811
Correspondence discussing authorship of a bill before Congress for arming and disciplining the militia of the U. S. in 1811. -
Letter to John Corlis, 8 May 1816
Letter dicsusses enslaved persons working on a plantation. -
Letter from Richmond, 2 July 1780
Letter from Richmond in which the author updates Arthur Campbell on news in Kentucky and describes the three sections the country is divided into. -
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 to Samuel Brown from Philadelphia, 30 October 1818
Letter from an unknown author in Philadelphia describes the state of living in America, and how the author's account of his tour through the west will be published in England. He gives a sarcastic take on the differences between the two countries. -
Letter from Harrodsburg, Kentucky, 30 January 1780
The author writes of his extensive land purchase near the Falls of the Ohio and on Mulberry Hill. He describes the timber and cost of land, discusses his finances and selling enslaved people to pay for land clearing. He mentions the large influx of settlers and says the buffalo are in short supply due to cold weather. He intends to make a fortune selling lands in Kentucky he acquired via warrants. -
Extract of a letter, 3 May 1787
A one page extract dated 3 May 1787 expresses the hope that the recent treaty with Spain will help the trade prospects for the United States. On the back side of the page is a discussion of politics and political maneuvering. -
Letter from John Williams, Jr. to Isaac Hite, 13 February 1780
In a letter to Isaac Hite from Harrodsburg, Kentucky, John Williams, Jr., writes about trying to buy large tracts of land in Kentucky, although he claims that all of the good land has been taken by settlements. He writes about a land dispute in the Cumberlands on the Carolina border between Richard Henderson and Thomas Walker. He says that it is one of the hardest winters he could recall and that it decimated the stock at Harrodsburg. -
Letter from James Wilkinson to Isaac Shelby, 6 June 1796
Refers to children being returned from the Native Americans, declares he has become good friends with Blue Jacket. He believes the females might have "lost their innocence and formed attachments that forbid their returns." -
Letter from Levi Wells to Isaac Gwathmey, 21 October 1812
A letter from Levi Wells to Isaac Gwathmey from Fort Winchester in which he discusses the preparations being completed to "pursue the tracks of the British and Indians" who he suspects are attacking "innocent inhabitants about the settlement of Detroit." He also writes of people killed in combat and the need for necessities such as shoes for the soldiers. -
Letter from Lemuel Wells to Charles Wells, 24 November 1827
Wells writes about trading along the Ohio River, the recent sale of one of his enslaved women named Hannah for $200, discusses current prices in Natchez and Nashville for apples, cider, flour, and other goods. Notes his location as “150 miles below the Falls” and promises to write again when he reaches Natchez.
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Letter from Anthony Wayne to Isaac Shelby, 18 May 1793
The commission of three men to meet with the "hostile Indians" for a treaty. -
Letter from General Anthony Wayne to Isaac Shelby, 26 September 1793
Orders from General Anthony Wayne calling upon Isaac Shelby to raise a militia of fifteen hundred men with Shelby in command for the protection of Kentucky. -
Letter from General Anthony Wayne to Major General Charles Scott, 26 September 1793
Anthony Wayne writes in his letter to Charles Scott about the disappointing reluctance of volunteers to join the effort to fight Native Americans. Wayne states that "unless the fire kindled at the Miami of the Lake is extinguished by the blood of the Hydra," the confederation of Native Americans will spread to other parts of the frontier. He calls upon Scott to gather what men he could and meet up with him for an attack. -
Letter from Walter Warfield to Richard Anderson, 28 February 1795
Warfield writes to Anderson talking of Captain John O'Fallon's wife's illness and the treatment she must use to get better. The treatments listed include whiskey, wine, bitters, and a pill. -
Letter from Walter Warfield to Alexander Scott Bullitt, 2 April 1793
Warfield writes thanking Bullitt for helping bring enslaved people to Kentucky and asking for advice on traveling to the region. -
Letter from Caleb Wallace to Patrick Henry, 29 May 1791
Emotional letter from Wallace expressing his surprise at Henry's tone with him and accounting for all of his work on behalf of Mrs. Christian's orphaned daughters. -
Letter from Caleb Wallace to Patrick Henry, 29 March 1791
Letter from Wallace regarding Mrs. Christian's estate and financial support for her daughters Sally, Betsey, Annie, and Dolly. Requests statement of Dolly's expenses from Henry, who is housing her. Requests assistance in getting repayment regarding money he had advanced to Mrs. Christian "in her distress." -
Letter from her cousin Edward to Annie Christian, 9 September 1786
Letter to Annie Henry Christian from her cousin, Edward, regarding the death of her husband, settling his estate and accounts, the potential sale and moving of enslaved people, and the removal of the family. The top portion of the letter is missing