John J. Hardin letter, 1830 July 29.

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John J. Hardin letter, 1830 July 29.

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John J. Hardin, a former resident of Kentucky, wrote this letter, dated July 29, 1830, from Jacksonville, Illinois, his new home. The letter bears the name of Robert W. Todd as its recipient below Hardin's signature, but was addressed on reverse to Robert W. Scott of Frankfort. The letter describes at length Hardin's travels to Illinois by way of Madison and Vincennes, Indiana and other places, with extensive description of those towns and St. Louis and the state of Missouri.

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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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Hardin, John J., 1810-1847

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Lawyer, Jacksonville, Illinois; Whig politician; Illinois House of Representatives, 1836-1842; served in Black Hawk War; killed in action, Mexican War. From the description of Letter: Vandalia, [Ill.], to Daniel Webster, Washington City, D.C., 1839 Jan. 22. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 33195880 From the description of Letter: Jacksonville, [Ill.], to [Joseph?] Heslep, 1840 June 25. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 331...

Scott, Robert W. (Robert Wilmot), 1808-1884

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Robert Wilmot Scott, agriculturist, was born in 1808 in Bourbon County, Kentucky. He attended Transylvania University and became a lawyer in Frankfort, Kentucky. In the 1830's, Scott abandoned his law practice to become a farmer in Franklin and Woodford Counties. His farm was known as Locust Hill Plantation and he became one of Kentucky's most progressive farmers and livestock breeders. Scott died in 1884 at the home of his son-in-law, S.I.M. Major, in Frankfort and was buried in the Frankfort C...