Jouett family legal papers, 1785-1832.

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Jouett family legal papers, 1785-1832.

This is a collection of papers relating to two lawsuits brought by members of the Jouett family in the late eighteenth century.

88 pieces.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6821104

University of Kentucky Libraries

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Jouett, Jack, 1754-1822

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Holder family,

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Bucks, Peter,

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Bucks family,

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Bucks Distillery (Woodford County, Ky.)

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Bucks, Charles,

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Jouett family,

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John Jouett, a close friend of Thomas Jefferson, was the man who warned Jefferson, then governor of Virginia, that he risked capture by Lord Cornwallis' troops as they advanced on Charlottesville in 1781. After the war, Jouett moved to Kentucky, where he was twice elected a delegate to the Virginia General Assembly. His son, Matthew Harris Jouett, became a famous portrait painter in the early nineteenth century. From the description of Jouett family legal papers, 1785-1832. (Universi...

Holder, John

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Jouett, Matthew Harris, 1787-1827

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Major William A. Trimble (1786-1821) was the brother of Allen Trimble, who was governor of Ohio in 1822 and 1826-1830. William Trimble practiced law in Highland County, Ohio, after graduating from Transylvania College in Lexington, Kentucky. He served in the 4th Infantry in the War of 1812, where he was captured by the British in action against Detroit. He also served in the 8th Infantry with General Andrew Jackson after the war. Trimble served in Florida and afterward returned to H...