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Meriwether, William, ca. 1757-1814. William Meriwether : papers, 1780-1818.

Title: William Meriwether : papers, 1780-1818.

Papers consist of correspondence, 1787-1811, chiefly with his brother, Valentine Meriwether of Louisa County, Va., about the estate of their father, William Meriwether, and litigation in which they were engaged; statements of account, 1788-1813; bond of Nicholas Meriwether to William Meriwether for the sale of 1100 acres of land on Mulberry Creek, a branch of Brashear's Creek, and for 600 acres on the waters of Beargrass Creek, July 1780; slavery documents, including a bill of sale for a girl, 21 Dec. 1795, and a contract for hire of a man, 23 Mar. 1801; agreement of William Meriwether and James Speed about land, undated legal papers in case of Isaac Hite's heirs v. William Meriwether, 1811-1815; fee bills, 1789-1811; estate papers, 1814-1818; and statements of account, 1814-1827, against Sarah Oldham Meriwether.

ArchivalResource: 0.33 cubic ft.

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Meriwether, Nicholas, 1749-1828. Nicholas Meriwether : miscellaneous papers, 1779-1799.

Title: Nicholas Meriwether : miscellaneous papers, 1779-1799.

Includes photocopies of his letters, 1782-1786, to Captain William Meriwether recounting his travels, his debts, the fine land he owns in Louisville and the conditions of the town, and the sale of slaves to relieve the demand on his brother George's estate; a contemporary copy of a 29 Aug. 1785 deed selling 256 acres of land on Beargrass Creek in Jefferson County, Ky. to John Clark, Sr.; and legal papers, 1779-1799, regarding a tract of land on the South Fork of Beargrass Creek.

ArchivalResource: 11 items.

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McDowell, Robert Emmett, 1914-1975. Collection, 1774-1869.

Title: Collection, 1774-1869.

Consists of typed transcripts of legal records, most of which were original circuit court records, from Bullitt, Jefferson, and Nelson counties of Ky. The papers from which these copies and abstracts were made date from 1774 to 1869. A number of depositions bearing dates in the early 1800's contain reminiscences of men who came to Ky. as early as 1774. Many of the papers included in this collection reflect attempts to sort out ownership of land on which claims literally were "shingled." Depositions from earliest settlers describe where and when they came into Ky., their "settling out" at tiny isolated stations, many of which the depondents helped establish in raw wilderness; the buffalo roads they found here, the roads they made, and as time went on the means of telling one from the other. They tell who lived where in their neighborhoods and some of the conditions under which they lived and died. These volumes also include descriptions and documents of the salt trade, the river trade, and trade in general; and documents and depositions concerning slavery, health conditions, the care of the insane, and even one bawdy joke.

ArchivalResource: 2 cubic ft.

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