Joseph D. Hamilton papers, 1775-1929 (bulk 1775-1825) [manuscript].

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Joseph D. Hamilton papers, 1775-1929 (bulk 1775-1825) [manuscript].

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Correspondence, orders, receipts, bills, land plats and deeds, and estate accounts of Joseph D. Hamilton of Logan County, Ky.; of his wife Sally D. Morgan; and of her father, Col. Abraham Morgan of Russellville, Ky., and Shepherdstown, Va. The Hamilton family papers extend from 1775 to 1857, the Morgan family papers from 1801 to 1825. Several letters discuss the War of 1812, including one from Henry Clay to Gen. James Taylor, dated 10 April 1813.

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Hamilton, Joseph D., fl. 1787-1829.

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Taylor, James, 1769-1848

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Hamilton, Joseph D., fl. 1775-1857.

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Joseph D. Hamilton (fl. 1775-1857) was a resident of Logan County, Ky. From the guide to the Joseph D. Hamilton Papers, ., 1775-1929, (bulk 1775-1825), (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) ...