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John Wesley Hunt came to Lexington, Ky. from Trenton, New Jersey, in 1796. 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 in banking. His daughter Henrietta married Calvin Cogswell Morgan, and her son, Confederate General John Hunt Morgan, became famous during the Civil War for his daring raids. Her grandson, Thomas Hunt Morgan, won the 1933 Nobel Prize for medicine for his discoveries about the laws and mechanisms of heredity.

From the description of Hunt-Morgan family papers, 1784-1949. (University of Kentucky Libraries). WorldCat record id: 13429018

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associatedWith Clay, Henry, 1777-1852. person
associatedWith Duke, Basil Wilson, 1838-1916. person
associatedWith Hart, Thomas, 1772-1809. person
associatedWith Hill, A. P. (A. Powell) person
associatedWith Hunt, Abraham, 1741?-1821. person
associatedWith Hunt, Catherine Grosch, 1777-1835. person
associatedWith Hunt, Charlton, 1801-1836. person
associatedWith Hunt family. family
associatedWith Hunt, John Wesley, 1773-1849. person
associatedWith Hunt, Wilson, 1782-1842. person
associatedWith Morgan, Calvin Cogswell, 1801-1854. person
associatedWith Morgan, Charlton Hunt, 1836?-1910? person
associatedWith Morgan Heirs Land Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Morgan, Henrietta Hunt, 1823-1891. person
associatedWith Morgan, John Hunt, 1825-1864. person
associatedWith Morgan, Lillian V. Sampson. person
associatedWith Morgan, Thomas Hunt, 1866-1945. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Lexington (Ky.)
Fayette County (Ky.)
United States
Kentucky
Kentucky--Lexington
Subject
Business records
General stores
Hemp industry
Horses
Land companies
Tobacco industry
Occupation
Biologists
Generals
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Family

Active 1784

Active 1949

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