Hunt-Morgan family papers, 1784-1949.

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Hunt-Morgan family papers, 1784-1949.

These are the papers of the Hunt-Morgan family of Kentucky.

16.2 cubic ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6820724

University of Kentucky Libraries

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Clay, Henry, 1777-1852

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Henry Clay Sr. (April 12, 1777 – June 29, 1852) was an American attorney and statesman who represented Kentucky in both the Senate and House. He was the seventh House speaker and the ninth secretary of state. He received electoral votes for president in the 1824, 1832, and 1844 presidential elections. He also helped found both the National Republican Party and the Whig Party. For his role in defusing sectional crises, he earned the appellation of the "Great Compromiser" and was part of the "Grea...

Morgan, Lillian V. Sampson.

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Morgan, John Hunt, 1825-1864

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Confederate cavalry raider and brigadier general of Kentucky. From the description of John Hunt Morgan papers, 1840-1870; 1890 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 25166317 John Hunt Morgan was a veteran of the Mexican War and known for his guerrilla activities for the Confederates during the Civil War. From the description of Broadside, 1868 April 15. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49348053 Confederate cavalry officer. Fr...

Hunt, Catherine Grosch, 1777-1835.

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Morgan family.

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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 a...

Hunt family.

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Morgan, Henrietta Hunt, 1823-1891.

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Hart, Thomas, 1772-1809.

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Hunt, Abraham, 1741?-1821.

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Hunt, Charlton, 1801-1836.

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Morgan, Thomas Hunt, 1866-1945

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Thomas Hunt Morgan was a geneticist and embryologist. He was Professor of Experimental Biology at Columbia University (1904-1928) and Professor of Zoology at California Institute of Technology (1928-1945). From the description of Papers, ca. 1919-1947. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 86165435 Thomas Hunt Morgan received his Ph. D. from the Johns Hopkins University in 1890 where he studied morphology with W.K. Brooks, and physiology ...

Duke, Basil Wilson, 1838-1916

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Basil Wilson Duke was a Confederate cavalry brigadier general. From the guide to the Basil Wilson Duke Papers, ., 1862-1865; 1914, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) Lawyer, Confederate soldier, Kentucky state legislator, and a founder of the Filson Club. From the description of Basil Wilson Duke : miscellaneous papers, 1864-1870. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49217954 Lawyer an...

Morgan, Charlton Hunt, 1836?-1910?

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Hunt, John Wesley

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Merchant, farmer, and hemp manufacturer of Lexington, Ky. From the description of John Wesley Hunt Papers, 1792-1849. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49243380 Biographical note: John Wesley Hunt, a native of Trenton, New Jersey, settled in Lexington, Kentucky in 1794. He operated a dry goods store there in partnership with his brother Abijah Hunt, until 1800, when Abijah moved to Mississippi. Thereafter in addition to importing and exporting various com...

Morgan, Calvin Cogswell, 1801-1854.

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Morgan Heirs Land Company.

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Hill, A. P. (A. Powell)

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Confederate general. From the description of Civil War letter, 1863 June 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70973315 Confederate army general. From the description of Letter, 1856-1862. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 38196552 ...

Hunt, Wilson, 1782-1842.

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