Letter from John Williams, Jr. to Isaac Hite, 13 February 1780

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Item

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Title

Letter from John Williams, Jr. to Isaac Hite, 13 February 1780

Subject

Pioneer life--Kentucky

Surveying--Kentucky--History--Sources

Description

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.

Creator

Williams, John

Source

Bodley Family Papers, 1773-1939, Filson Historical Society

Date

1780-02-13

Rights

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Relation

bmf0051

Type

Text

Identifier

Mss. A B668e

Collection

First American West, 1750-1820

Citation

Williams, John, “Letter from John Williams, Jr. to Isaac Hite, 13 February 1780,” The Filson Historical Society Digital Projects, accessed January 19, 2025, https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/5170.

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