Letters, 1796-1817.

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Letters, 1796-1817.

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These are letters written by General Samuel Hopkins. Most of Hopkins' letters concern the frontier settlement of Henderson, land dealings, agriculture and agricultural prices, river commerce, and some of his political activities. The majority of the letters were written to Walter Alves of Orange County, North Carolina, who was the son of James Hogg, one of the original members of the Transylvania Company. There are also three letters written by Hopkins to Hogg and one to Colonel Thomas Hart, another original member of the Transylvania Company. There are also two letters to Samuel Goode Hopkins from his father while the son was studying at Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

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Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky Guide Project Office

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Hopkins, Samuel, 1753-1819.

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Samuel Hopkins was born in Albermarle County, Va. During the Revolutionary War, he served under George Washington, and was captured in the Siege of Charleston. He moved to Kentucky in 1796, there serving as a judge and in the state House and Senate. During the War of 1812 he led Kentucky troops to Vincennes. After the war he served another term in the House of Representatives. From the description of Orderly book, 1812. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 252307...