John F. Dahringer collection, 1856-1896.

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John F. Dahringer collection, 1856-1896.

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This collection consists of business and personal letters, invoices, and bills dated between 1856 and 1896 collected by John F. Dahringer. Business letters concern shipments between Spaulding and Merrimee of Lebanon, Kentucky; Clark and Johnston of Louisville, Kentucky; and A.B. Semple and Brothers of Louisville. An 1858 invoice from the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company to F.B. Merimack, Lebanon, Kentucky, itemizes freight charges and acknowledges payment. An 1865 letter to Captain James Blackburn, a Confederate prisoner of war at Camp Chase, Ohio, from his wife discusses family news. Another letter, dated 1875, from the War Department, Quartermaster General's Office in Washington, D.C. to William M. Smith of Burksville, Kentucky, concerns his claim of losses of horse and equipment during the Civil War. Also included is a bill, dated 1859, from Rev. P.J. Lauialle to F.B. Merimee and Company listing college expense and Lauialle's own expenses. A confidential letter, dated 1889, to Jim from Basil W. Duke, attorney at law in Louisville, concerns the election of Railroad Commissioner and a representative from Woodford County, Kentucky. Five letters and one invoice from the John H. Woodbury Dermatological Institute in New York to Miss K.L. Cook of Pompey, New York, concern her illnesses and prescriptions. These items are dated between July 5, 1895 and August 6, 1896.

13 items.

Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7415581

Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company

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Clark and Johnston (Firm)

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Dahringer, John F.,

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