Agreement between Eliza Hundley, James Guthrie, and Robert Tyler
Title
Agreement between Eliza Hundley, James Guthrie, and Robert Tyler
Description
Women sometimes exercised greater power than the letter of the law accorded them. Annie Henry Christian, an early settler of Jefferson County, directed her husband's salt works operation south of Louisville following his death in 1786. Eliza Tevis, a free woman of color, consulted lawyers on multiple occasions--suing the estate of her former employer for withheld wages in 1838 and drawing up a prenuptial agreement prior to her marriage in 1843.
Source
Guthrie-Caperton Family Papers
Date
1839-09-22
Rights
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Format
Type
Still Image
Identifier
Mss. A G984 178
Files
Citation
“Agreement between Eliza Hundley, James Guthrie, and Robert Tyler,” The Filson Historical Society , accessed May 17, 2021, https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/1028.