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Field notes for a survey in Jefferson County, Kentucky, 1786
Field notes and plat of a survey done in Jefferson County, Kentucky, by George May. Taken from George May's survey book. -
Letter from Alexander Scott Bullitt to Mr. Billie, 26 April 1786
Bullitt writes to purchase black silk, gloves, thread, and other mourning goods for Anne Henry Christian after the death of William Christian. -
MIlitary survey around Louisville
Plot of original military survey around Louisville. -
Falls of the Ohio survey, 1773
Original survey around the Falls of the Ohio, now Louisville, Kentucky. -
Nancy Orr land grant, 1807
Land grant to a woman named Nancy Orr, signed by Christopher Greenup. -
Surveys on Elkhorn, 1774, 1972
Reproduction of survey of Elkhorn Creek in modern day Fayette County, Kentucky. -
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, 30 August 1779
Letter to Samuel Beall in which May writes of having his brother search out British subjects' land in Kentucky in order to purchase below market value. May writes of trying to get the Charlton and Southall tracts at the Falls of the Ohio. -
Letter from John Bowman to Isaac Hite, 10 June 1782
Writing from Lincoln County, Kentucky, Bowman states that no surveying had been done lately because of the fear of attacks from 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. -
Letter from George Rogers Clark to George Mason, 19 November 1779
Sketches of the enterprise and proceedings in the Illinois Country by Colonel George Rogers Clark, Commander of that Expedition, in a letter to Colonel George Mason of Gunston Hall, Virginia. In this letter, Clark writes about the origins of the mission, his contact with Native Americans and British, and the conquest of the Illinois territory.