Letter book, 1884.

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Letter book, 1884.

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This letter book contains copies of letters and telegrams documenting the actions of the Board of Commissioners of the Relief Fund. This three-member board was authorized by General Assembly Resolution Number 19, passed February 18, 1884, and appointed by Governor J. Procter Knott and State Auditor Fayette Hewitt. Its purpose was to oversee distribution of funds for relief of victims of the disastrous Ohio River flood of February 1884.

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Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives

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