Danville-Boyle County Historical Society map collection, 1784-1876 (bulk 1784, 1785, 1797, 1876).

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Danville-Boyle County Historical Society map collection, 1784-1876 (bulk 1784, 1785, 1797, 1876).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/191917535

This is a collection of framed maps of Danville, Kentucky and the surrounding area. Included are a plan, dated September 1785, of the town of Danville as originally laid out by Walker Daniel, and the indenture selling the land for five shillings; a plat of Danville as resurveyed in 1797, which includes much of the surrounding area; and a map of Boyle and Mercer Counties divided into precincts (1876).

4 maps.

Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky Guide Project Office

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SNAC Resource ID: 6961789

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Daniel, Walker, d.1784.

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Powell, Ambrose.

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Boone, Daniel, 1734-1820

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Daniel Boone (1734-1820) was a pioneer land settler, Indian fighter and he served in military and political positions in Kentucky. At the time this letter was written, he was on the verge of losing his many tracts of land because the titles were improperly entered. From the description of Letter : to Charles Yanc[e]y, Luecy [i.e. Louisa] County, 1785 May 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122602570 Indian fighter and scout. From the description of Daniel Boone pa...

Walker, Thomas, 1715-1794

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Virginia state legislator. From the description of Letter to Reuben Lindsay [manuscript], 1775 December 2. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647857784 ...