Shelby family papers, 1789-1947.

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Shelby family papers, 1789-1947.

These are the papers of the Shelby family of Kentucky.

8 cubic ft. (ca. 6,500 pieces).

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SNAC Resource ID: 6860037

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...

Shelby, Thomas Hart, 1789-1869

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Thomas Hart Shelby was the son of Isaac Shelby, first governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. From the description of Katherine Shelby Scott memorial, 1831. (University of Kentucky Libraries). WorldCat record id: 15973122 ...

Shelby family.

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The Shelby family of Kentucky descended from Isaac Shelby, first governor of the Commonwealth. Family members included his son, Thomas Hart Shelby and grandson, Edmund Pendleton Shelby. They and other family members continued the family traditions of farming, business and active involvement in the social life of central Kentucky. From the description of Shelby family papers, 1789-1947. (University of Kentucky Libraries). WorldCat record id: 15257274 ...

Shelby, Edmund Pendleton, 1833-1917.

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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...

American colonization society

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The American Colonization Society was founded in 1817 in Washington, D.C. for the purpose of transporting freeborn and emancipated American blacks to Africa and helping them start a new life there. From the description of List of emigrants for Liberia, 1867 Nov. 17. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32144821 The American Colonization Society was an organization dedicated to transporting freeborn blacks and emancipated slaves to Africa, to what is n...

Shelby, Susan Goodloe Hart, 1839-1923.

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Shelby, Lucy Goodloe, 1862-1957.

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Shelby, Mary Ann Bullock, 1800-1836.

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Shelby, Isaac Prather, 1822-1896.

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