Andrew and Tabitha Holmes indenture, 1800 Oct. 13.

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Andrew and Tabitha Holmes indenture, 1800 Oct. 13.

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This indenture, dated October 13, 1800, transferred ownership of the ferry on the Kentucky River at Frankfort from Andrew and Tabitha Holmes of Fayette County to John Brown of Franklin County. The ferry and associated property were originally held by James Wilkinson through an act of Virginia and purchase of lands from Humphrey Marshall. The document was recorded and signed by the Franklin County clerk, Daniel Weisiger.

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Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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Brown, John, 1800-1859

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John Brown (May 9, 1800, Torrington, Connecticut – December 2, 1859, Charles Town, Virginia) was born in Connecticut in 1800 before migrating with his family at an early age to the Connecticut Western Reserve. He failed at several business ventures and land speculations before devoting his life to the abolition of slavery. Brown was executed in 1859 following his failed attempt to incite a slave rebellion at Harper's Ferry, Virginia. Edwin Coppoc, a native of Salem, Ohio, joined Brown in his rai...

Holmes, Andrew, fl. 1800.

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Holmes, Tabitha.

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