Humphrey Marshall papers, 1801-1815.

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Humphrey Marshall papers, 1801-1815.

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This collection contains land documents associated with the Marshall family (Humphrey, William, and Thomas) and Humphrey Marshall's letterbook containing copies of letters and court documents concerning land transactions. Included in the land documents are statements concerning taxes, and copies of documents filed with the Auditor of Public Accounts office.

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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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Marshall, Humphrey, 1760-1841

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Humphrey Marshall was born in Virginia in 1760. He worked as a surveyor and served in the Virginia Cavalry in the Revolutionary War before moving to Kentucky in 1780. After studying law, he was admitted to the bar in Fayette County. Marshall began a stormy and controversial political career as a delegate to the 1787 convention in Danville where he opposed the proposed separation of Kentucky from Virginia. After Kentucky became a state, he served four terms as an U.S. Representative for the new C...