Papers, [ca. 1780-1871] (bulk 1825-1865).

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Papers, [ca. 1780-1871] (bulk 1825-1865).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/191915575

These are letters of Harrodsburg, Kentucky resident Elizabeth Pearson. The majority are from members of her family. Others are to family and other aquaintances including Susan and Isaac Pearson, Ann Rochester, and members of the VanArsdall family.

ca. .1 linear ft. (84 items)

Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky Guide Project Office

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Rochester, Ann

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Taylor, James, 1798?-1876?

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Pearson, Susan, b. 1803?

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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...

Pearson, Isaac

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Pearson, Elizabeth.

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VanArsdall family.

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Bacon College (Harrodsburg, Ky.)

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