Browse Items (37 total)
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Rental agreement between Annie Christian and Jacob Myers, 20 August 1787
Handwritten copy of agreement between Jacob Myers and Annie Christian (per Richard Woolfolk) for rent of the house and part of the land of his plantation for one year in exchange for one hundred and fifty bushels of salt at Bullitt's Lick. -
Receipt to William Davis, 4 October 1811
Receipt given by John Dishman to Davis for salt on behalf of David L. Ward. -
Receipt to Mr. Calvert, 17 August 1811
Receipt given by John Dishman to Calvert for salt on behalf of David L. Ward. -
Receipt to David L. Ward, 22 June 1814
Receipt given by M. Fishel to Ward for collection of money from John Dishman. -
Letter from William Christian to John Hinch, 25 January 1786
Christian sends a customer, Mr. Donne, to purchase salt from Saltsburg -
Letter from Thomas Scott, 10 January 1814
Scott writes about difficulties in hiring enslaved laborers. -
Letter from Thomas Prince to David L. Ward, 14 January 1814
Letter to David L. Ward about supplying a saltworks. -
Letter from Robert Daniel to William Christian, 7 May 1785
Letter from Robert Daniel to William Christian regarding operations at Saltsburg, and Nicholas Meriwether taking over its management from Daniel. -
Letter from Robert Daniel to William Christian, 18 November 1784
Robert Daniel writes William Christian regarding orders for salt. -
Letter from Nicholas Meriwether to William Christian, 7 November 1785
Nicholas Meriwether writes William Christian regarding the misconduct of the enslaved man Judah, and conditions at saltsburg. -
Letter from Nicholas Meriwether to William Christian, 28 September 1785
Letter from Nicholas Meriwether to William Christian regarding the management of the saltworks at Saltsburg and concluding business with Robert Daniel. -
Letter from Nicholas Meriwether to William Christian, 10 November 1785
Nicholas Meriwether writes William Christian regarding conditions and operations at Saltsburg. -
Letter from John W. Hundley to David L. Ward, 28 February 1815
Letter to David L. Ward about moving buildings around the saltworks to accommodate rising water levels. -
Letter from John W. Hundley to David L. Ward, 23 April 1815
Letter to David L. Ward asking whether he wishes two named men, Buster and Joel, to remain at the saltworks. -
Letter from John W. Hundley to David L. Ward, 19 March 1815
Letter to David L. Ward stating the need for more enslaved laborers at the saltworks. -
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. -
Letter from J. Colquhoun to David L. Ward, 3 June 1814
Letter to David L. Ward with detailed discussion of construction and operation of Kanawah saltworks. -
Letter from J. Colquhoun to David L. Ward, 23 June 1814
Letter to David L. Ward continues the detailed discussion of the construction and operation of saltworks begun in letter of 3 June 1814. -
Letter from J. Colquhoun to David L. Ward, 21 February 1814
Letter to David L. Ward about the labor and administration of a saltworks. -
Letter from Isaac Hite to Abraham Hite, 26 April 1783
Letter from Isaac Hite to his father relating his business interests in land speculation, salt works, and iron manufacturing. He discusses American Indian hostilities, specifically a raid at Crab Orchard, Kentucky, in which an African American fought off the Natives and saved a white family. Tells of John Floyd's death and its effect on the defense of Jefferson County, Kentucky. Mentions his business dealings with James Sodowski, Walker Daniel, George and John May, Gilbert Imlay, Isaac Kellar, Moses Kuykendall, and George Rogers Clark.