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Farnsley, A. P. (Alexander Pericles), 1832-1896. Alexander Farnsley letters, 1856-1860.

Title: Alexander Farnsley letters, 1856-1860.

Facsimile reproductions of Farnsley's letters and one article from 1962 containing some transcription of the text of the letters.

ArchivalResource: .04 linear ft. (1 folder)

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A. P. Farnsley Letters, 1856-1860

Title: A. P. Farnsley Letters, 1856-1860

A. P. (Alexander Pericles) Farnsley (1832-1896) of Fernlea, Jefferson County, Ky., was married to Mary E. E. Thurman of Louisville, Ky. The collection includes copies of eleven letters and notes of courtship from Farnsley to Mary E. E. Thurman before their marriage.

ArchivalResource: 13

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Alexander Farnsley Letters, 1856-1860

Title: Alexander Farnsley Letters 1856-1860

Love letters written by Alexander Farnsley to Mary Elizabeth Thurman

ArchivalResource: 1 folder (.04 linear feet)

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Farnsley, A. P. (Alexander Pericles), 1832-1896. A.P. Farnsley letters to Miss Bettie Thurman, 1856-1860.

Title: A.P. Farnsley letters to Miss Bettie Thurman, 1856-1860.

Ten facsimile letters of courtship from A.P. Farnsley to Mary E.E. Thurman, and one reply, before their marriage. Alexander Farnsley of Fernlea writes to Mary Elizabeth Thurman of Louisville, Ky., whom he addressed as "Dear Bettie;" 1856-1860, discussing his prospects as a husband, sending her presents of produce, and, in the last letter, commenting on the impending Civil War; accompanying envelopes; one letter from Bettie to Alexander. Reproduced on the occasion of the weddings of two of their great granddaughters, Sally Burrell Farnsley, married at Louisville, July 28, 1962, and Anne Peaslee Farnsley, married at Hamburg, Germany, Aug. 5, 1962. Also in the collection is a reproduction of an article (Courier-Journal Magazine, 17 June 1962) by Sally Farnsley entitled: "Dear Miss Bettie" in which she quotes some of the letters with amusing headings and comments, with illustrations and pictures of young Alexander Farnsley and "Miss Bettie," and one of Miss Isa Mary Lowe modelling "Miss Bettie's" wedding gown.

ArchivalResource: 15 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/62093937 View

United States. Facsimile collection, 1215-1865 (bulk 1832-1865).

Title: Facsimile collection, 1215-1865 (bulk 1832-1865).

Facsimile copies of important documents from American history including the Declaration of Independence and other Revolutionary-era documents; the Louisiana Purchase treaty; mid-nineteenth century political posters for the Democratic, Republican, and Whig parties; and numerous political, military, and personal documents produced before and during the Civil War, especially the letters of Alexander Farnsley of Kentucky. A facsimile copy of the Magna Carta is also included.

ArchivalResource: 52 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/156852142 View