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Whitehead, Floyd L. Papers of Floyd L. Whitehead, 1821-1889, (bulk 1821-1859).

Title: Papers of Floyd L. Whitehead, 1821-1889, (bulk 1821-1859).

Include family correspondence, 1821-1836, and 1898, chiefly from John Whitehead, his brother, and Robert Whitehead, nephew, to Floyd L. Whitehead concerning family and business news, slave hiring, misreported taxes on slaves, education and student life at Augusta College, Augusta, Ky., and at the University of Virginia, and a cholera epidemic in Kentucky. Also include receipts, 1856-1859, issued by Hollins Institute, Va., ; receipts, 1843, issued by Old Fleetwood Academy, Roseland, Va.; and a eulogy, n.d., for Floyd L. Whitehead. Also include political papers and correspondence, 1837-1852, chiefly from James Garland, Alexander Brown, and Paulus Powell to Floyd L. Whitehead concerning politics, internal improvements, and the subtreasury; temperance petition, n.d., Nelson County, Va.; and election tickets, 1879, and n.d, Nelson County, Va. Also include will, 1846, of Nancy Timberlake, Warren County, Va, providing for emancipation of some of her slaves; letters, 1848-1849, from John Robert Bland, Williamsburg, Va., and from Robert E. Harris concerning student life at the University of Virginia, social matters, and courtship; printed letter, 1836, from Washington National Monument Society soliciting donations; printed letter, 1856, from Hollins Institute, Va., concerning an outbreak of typhoid fever and other illnesses.

ArchivalResource: 38 items.

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Bracken County (Ky.). Records, 1797-1895.

Title: Records, 1797-1895.

These are records of various government entities of Bracken County, Kentucky. Included are a surveyor's book (1797), a tavern keepers' bond book (1856-1895), acts of the county commissioners for the courthouse and for improvements to Augusta College (1825-1830), and records of the Bracken County Court (l804-1805), detailing the operation of the county government.

ArchivalResource: 4 v.

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Knoedler Memorial Library (Augusta, Ky.). Repository description, 1797-1895.

Title: Repository description, 1797-1895.

Holdings include records of literary societies at Augusta College, located in Augusta in Bracken County, Kentucky, correspondence, and some miscellaneous Bracken County records. Also present are copies of oral history interviews concerning Bracken County that were made as part of Maysville Community College's Buffalo Trace project, which collected oral reminiscences of older citizens in Bracken, Fleming, Lewis, Mason, and Robertson Counties, Kentucky.

ArchivalResource: 7 v.

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M'Kendree, William, 1757-1835. William M'Kendree papers, 1790-1855.

Title: William M'Kendree papers, 1790-1855.

The collection consists of the papers of William M'Kendree from 1790-1855. The papers include correspondence, legal documents, reports, biographical material, a notebook, and resolutions. Letters are mostly to M'Kendree from other church leaders, missionaries, and laypersons; some are from M'Kendree. Topics include slavery, the rivalry between Canadian and U.S. Methodists, British missionaries, the slander charge and controversy surrounding the Methodist clergyman Jesse Lee, and missionary work with Native American Indians. Legal papers include a copy of an 1801 Maryland law authorizing the building of a Methodist meeting house in Chestertown, affidavits concerning M'Kendree's bequest of land to establish a "literary institute," and a statement giving Canadian land to the Methodist Episcopal Church. There is a short autobiography by M'Kendree from his birth through 1800. The notebook contains a list of remedies and religious verses.

ArchivalResource: .5 linear ft. (1 box and 1 oversized paper (OP))

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Whitehead, Robert, 1815-1898. Papers of Robert Whitehead [manuscript], 1830-1978, (bulk 1830-1839).

Title: Papers of Robert Whitehead [manuscript], 1830-1978, (bulk 1830-1839).

The papers consist chiefly of letters, 1830-1839, to Robert Whitehead from former schoolmates at Augusta College, Augusta, Ky. The letters describe their homes, friends, professions, politics, and events in Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi and Wisconsin. Of interest are descriptions of college riots at Augusta and the University of Virginia, a cholera epidemic, comments on the Democrats, the Whigs and Van Buren, and mentions of Murel's conspiracy, 1835, and peace talks with Black Hawk and Keokuk. Other noted individuals mentioned include Henry Bidleman Bascom, John Chambers, Claudius Crozet, John Price Durbin, John Early, Landon Cabell Garland, Richard Mentor Johnson, Stephen Olin, and Henry A. Wise. In addition the collection contains a diary and transcription kept by Whitehead on his journey from Lovingston, Va., to Augusta, Ky., 1830, and copies of obituaries regarding him. "Bible records, Nelson County, Virginia, Whitehead and allied families . . .," 1978, compiled by Ann Carter Whitehead Thomas and "The first register which has been preserved in Nelson Parish . . . 1843-1870," 1930s, copied by Sallie Carter Whitehead and typed and indexed by Mrs. Thomas are also included.

ArchivalResource: 114 items.

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Freedom's Flag, 1832-1833 : a manuscript newspaper and prospectus.

Title: Freedom's Flag, 1832-1833 : a manuscript newspaper and prospectus.

Include manuscript copies of Freedom's Flag volume 1, issues 1-9, with prospectus; The newspaper is literary humorous satire, with articles signed anonymously, and associated with Augusta College, Ky., students.

ArchivalResource: 11 items.

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Jefferson Literary Society (Augusta College, Augusta, Ky.). Records, 1822-1849.

Title: Records, 1822-1849.

These contain minutes of the Jefferson Literary Society which was associated with Augusta College in Augusta, Kentucky. Topics discussed and the election of officers are recorded.

ArchivalResource: 2 v.

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Union Literary Society (Augusta College, Augusta, Ky.). Records, 1822-1849.

Title: Records, 1822-1849.

These contain minutes of the Union Literary Society, which was associated with Augusta College in Augusta, Kentucky. Topics discussed and the election of officers are recorded.

ArchivalResource: 1 v.

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