Samuel McDowell family collection, 1784-1805.

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Samuel McDowell family collection, 1784-1805.

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This collection contains 45 letters that are arranged chronologically into thirteen file folders. The letters, written by the Samuel McDowell family, contain personal and family news, fiscal and legal concerns, and comments about the political and economical climate of the country. Topics of special interest addressed in the letters are: Kentucky's first Constitutional Convention, the Indian Wars in the Ohio River valley, Ephraim McDowell's education in Scotland, the Louisiana Purchase, and Freemasonry.

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Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7537089

Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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