Papers, 1780-1789 (bulk 1780-1785).

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Papers, 1780-1789 (bulk 1780-1785).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/191917818

This collection contains records and papers of Dr. Hugh Shiell relating his shipping and business enterprises during the 1780s. Also present are eight letters from General James Wilkinson. The letters concern business matters Shiell apparently handled for Wilkinson, and personal news.

.1 cubic ft.

Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky Guide Project Office

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Shiell, Hugh.

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Wilkinson, James, 1757-1825

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James Wilkinson was born in Maryland and served as an officer in the American Revolution. In 1783 he settled in Kentucky, where he engaged in politics, land speculation, and trade. In 1805 he was appointed governor of Upper Louisiana. Wilkinson's activities in the West implicated him in the Spanish Conspiracy and the Burr Conspiracy; he was acquitted by a court of inquiry during the Burr investigation and by a court martial in 1811. He served as a military commander in the West during the War of...