Hunt, John Wesley
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Hunt, John Wesley
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Hunt, John Wesley
Hunt, John Wesley, 1773-1849.
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Hunt, John Wesley, 1773-1849.
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Merchant, farmer, and hemp manufacturer of Lexington, Ky.
Biographical note: John Wesley Hunt, a native of Trenton, New Jersey, settled in Lexington, Kentucky in 1794. He operated a dry goods store there in partnership with his brother Abijah Hunt, until 1800, when Abijah moved to Mississippi. Thereafter in addition to importing and exporting various commodities through contacts and agents in such cities as Philadelphia, Louisville, New Orleans, and Natchez, Hunt was an important manufacturer of hemp, a stock breeder, land speculator, banker, and farmer. His estate was valued in excess of $800,000 at his death. Hunt was the grandfather of Civil War figure, John Hunt Morgan.
Merchant, manufacturer, financier.
John Wesley Hunt came to Lexington, Kentucky, from Trenton, New Jersey in 1795. He opened a general store, and later became a wholesale trader in cotton, tobacco, saltpeter, and especially hemp. He was also involved in horse breeding and banking. Among Hunt's descendants were the Confederate General John Hunt Morgan, and the Nobel prize-winning biologist, Thomas Hunt Morgan.
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Slavery
Agriculture
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General stores
Ginseng
Hemp industry
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Kentucky--Lexington
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Ohio--Cincinnati
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Lexington (Ky.)
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Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
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Kentucky
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Kentucky
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United States
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Mississippi--Natchez
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Kentucky
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Kentucky--Louisville
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New York (State)
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New Jersey--Trenton
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Louisiana--New Orleans
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