William F. Foree papers : letters and land transactions, 1809-1815.

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William F. Foree papers : letters and land transactions, 1809-1815.

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Collection consists of 31 letters dating between 1809 and 1815. The letters were exchanged between William F. Foree of New Castle, Kentucky, and Samuel I.M. Major of Frankfort, Kentucky. The contents of the letters are personal and business oriented. Topics include: family, finances, selling horses and slaves, land transactions, and politics.

31 items.

Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7388340

Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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Foree, William F.

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Samuel I.M. Major's sister, Eliza, was married to William F. Foree. From the description of William F. Foree papers : letters and land transactions, 1809-1815. (Kentucky Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 36863895 ...

Major, Samuel C. (Samuel Collier), 1869-1931

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"The Screw" was published between 1847 and 1850 in Frankfort, Kentucky. The first issue was published in the neighboring city of Louisville. Two of the editors of the newspaper were Samuel I.M. Major and John Monroe. The publication was semi-controversial because of the political content. In another newspaper, Major and Monroe printed an editorial about "The Screw" after publication ceased. In the statement the men, "avow ourselves as a part of the editors of the late anonymous paper called "The...