Postlethwait's Tavern daybook, 1797-1803, 1797-1801 (bulk dates).

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...

Todd, Levi, 1756-1807.

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Postlethwait's Tavern (Lexington, Ky.)

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Captain John Postlethwait opened his hotel in Lexington, Ky. in the late 18th century. After two fires, the hotel was rebuilt in around 1820 and renamed the Phoenix Hotel. It remained a Lexington landmark until it was torn down in the early 1980's. From the description of Postlethwait's Tavern daybook, 1797-1803, 1797-1801 (bulk dates). (University of Kentucky Libraries). WorldCat record id: 14074111 ...

Bradford, John, 1747-1830

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Printer, publisher, surveyor. Born in Virginia, John Bradford came to Kentucky in 1779 and settled in Lexington in 1787. In partnership with his brother Fielding, he published the KENTUCKY GAZETTE for a short time, and in 1792 published the acts of the first session of the Kentucky legislature, the first book printed in Kentucky. In 1799 he became the first chairman of the board of Transylvania University, serving until 1811 and again from 1823 to 1828. He played a role ...

Bastrop, Felipe Enrique Neri, Baron de, 1759-1827

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A Dutch contractor who established a colony in what is today Morehouse Parish. He did this at the suggestion of Gov. Carondelet. Bastrop built Point Plantation with large warehouses along Bayou Siard, La. He conducted an extensive mercantile business and Indian trade under an exclusive concession given to him by Casa Calvo in 1801. From the description of Felipe E.N. Bastrop papers, 1796-1829. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 70665737 From the description of...

Bibb, George M., 1776-1859

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Kentucky lawyer, judge, state legislator, and secretary of the treasury. From the description of George Mortimer Bibb : papers, 1807-1848. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 46726140 George Bibb was a Senator from Kentucky. From the description of Bibb, George M. (George Minos) 1829 letter. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49223383 George Minos Bibb was born in Prince Edward County, Virginia in 1776. Bibb studied l...

Thruston, Buckner, 1763-1845

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U.S. senator from Kentucky (1805-1809), public official, and jurist. From the description of Buckner Thruston correspondence, 1834 January 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980618 ...

Banks, Cuthbert.

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Postlethwait, John H.

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