Alfred Shelby papers, 1831-1852.

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Alfred Shelby papers, 1831-1852.

This collection consists of suits in the Chancery Court among the heirs of Alfred Shelby.

51 pieces.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6858655

University of Kentucky Libraries

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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...

Traveller's Rest (Lincoln County, Ky.)

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Shelby, Alfred, 1804-1832

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Farmer. Alfred Shelby, the youngest child of governor Isaac Shelby, inherited his father's farm, "Traveller's Rest", in Lincoln County, upon the death of the former governor. From the description of Alfred Shelby papers, 1831-1852. (University of Kentucky Libraries). WorldCat record id: 15146010 ...