The Filson Historical Society Digital Projects

Letter from William Christian to Isaac Shelby, 14 December 1777

Item

https://filsonhistoricalimages.files.wordpress.com/2022/11/mssa_s544_f1_17771214_001-copy.jpg
MssA_S544_f1_17771214_002 copy.jpg

Title

Letter from William Christian to Isaac Shelby, 14 December 1777

Description

This letter discusses provisions and trade with the Native Americans. "Pray inform me how much of the salt belongs to the Indians-- and how much the country's if any, that I may know what to let the Indians have."

Source

Isaac Shelby papers, 1760-1839, Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky

Date

1777-12-14

Type

Text

Identifier

Mss. A S544 Folder 1

Coverage

18th century
1770s

Citation

Christian, William, “Letter from William Christian to Isaac Shelby, 14 December 1777,” The Filson Historical Society Digital Projects, accessed April 20, 2024, https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/5543.

The Filson Historical Society provides access to digital collections for non-commercial educational and research purposes. In accessing our digital collections, you assume all responsibility for infringement of right to privacy or copyright, defamation, or any other legal or regulatory cause of action in your use of the digital content, and agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Filson Historical Society, its agents and employees against all claims, demands, costs, and expenses arising out of use of collections held by the Filson Historical Society.

Click to view the Filson's main website.

Follow the Filson:
Facebook logo Instagram logo YouTube logo Twitter logo