George Nicholas papers, 1794-1911, 1780-1809 (bulk dates).

Daveiss, Joseph Hamilton, 1774-1811

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Bedford County, Va., lawyer; U.S. attorney for Kentucky; killed in battle of Tippecanoe. From the description of Letter [manuscript] : Frankfort, Ky., to James Madison, Washington, 1805 December 20. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647844314 From the description of Letter : Frankfort, Ky., to James Madison, Washington, 1805 December 20. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 32136197 ...

Bell, Montomery.

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Nicholas, George, ca. 1754-1799.

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State Attorney General and Legislator, College Professor. Nichols, a graduate of William and Mary College, was a Revolutionary War officer and a Virginia legislator before coming to Kentucky. He was a member of the convention which framed Kentucky's first constitution in 1792 and he became the first state Attorney General. Nicholas was also a professor of law and politics at Transylvania Seminary. From the description of George Nicholas papers, 1794-1911, 178...

Shelby, Isaac, 1750-1826

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Isaac Shelby, Kentucky's first governor, was born in Maryland in 1750. As a young man, he served in Lord Dunmore's War and the Revolutionary War, from which he emerge as one of the heroes of the Battle of King's Mountain, South Carolina. Following the war, he and his bride, Susannah Hart, moved to Lincoln County, Kentucky, where he quickly became a leader in Kentucky politics. He was chosen as Kentucky's first governor, serving from 1792-1796. Just before the War of 1812, Shelby was persuaded by...

Morrison, James, 1755-1823

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Biographical note: James Morrison, a native of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, served as an officer during the Revolutionary War and subsequently as a sheriff of Cumberland County prior to coming to Lexington, Kentucky in 1792. Having entered into business here as a merchant, he was appointed land commissioner by Isaac Shelby, and in 1797 represented Fayette County in the Kentucky legislature. Thereafter, he served as navy agent and as deputy quartermaster general during the War of...

Hart, Thomas, 1730-1808.

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Kentucky pioneer, merchant and manufacturer; father-in-law of Henry Clay. From the description of Letter : Lexington, [Ky.] to Ninian Edwards, Russelville, [Ky.], 1801 May 27. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 33374012 Land agent. Thomas Hart was one of the organizers of the Transylvania Company, dedicated to the establishment of settlements and commerce within pioneer Kentucky. He aided in the negotiation of the treaty thro...

Wilson, Samuel M.

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The Dudley Oil and Gas Company was first incorporated in 1903 with its main headquarters located in Wilmington, Delaware. According to its minutes, the company's purpose was to transact business "...relating to the production and sale of oil land or leases, petroleum oil or gas..." Within Kentucky, Dudley Oil and Gas focused much of its activity in Lee County and established an office in the city of Lexington. Judge Samuel M. Wilson of Lexington served as secretary to the company and collected t...