McCarty-Fisher collection, 1780-1975 (bulk 1830-1900).

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McCarty-Fisher collection, 1780-1975 (bulk 1830-1900).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/45460209

This collection consists of the papers and other materials of Reuben McCarty and the Robert J. Fisher family. Materials include surveys, memorandum books, circulars, deeds, wills, photographs, newspapers and newspaper clippings, postcards, business correspondence, personal correspondence, court records, and other legal documents. Some of McCarty's business correspondence includes letters from James Taylor of Newport, Kentucky, and General Leslie Combs. The Fisher collection features one page of Fisher family genealogy and a photograph album of a missionary trip to Africa in the early 20th century.

1.5 cubic ft.

Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7553912

Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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Fort Wayne Gold Production Company.

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Fisher, R. J. (Robert J.)

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Taylor, James, 1769-1848

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James Taylor, the son of Col. James Taylor, was born on Apr. 19, 1769 in Caroline County, Virginia. He was educated at Rappahannock Academy. In 1788 Taylor was commissioned as surveyor of Caroline County and was made deputy sheriff. He moved to Kentucky in 1792 and settled on the forks between the Licking and Ohio Rivers, founding the town of Newport. He made a fortune in Kentucky land transactions. On June 4, 1812, Taylor paymaster and quartermaster general of the western army under William Hil...

Fisher, Julia Holton, d. 1914.

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McCarty, Reuben, b. ca. 1795.

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Reuben McCarty was a surveyor and County Clerk in Pendleton County, Kentucky. He was born ca. 1795, married Polly Porter in 1815, and died sometime between 1862 and 1870. His connection to the Fisher family is uncertain. Robert J. Fisher was a businessman originally from Kentucky who married Julia Holton of Covington and moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana, then to California. Fisher was president of the Vekol Milling and Mining Company located in Vekol, Pinal County, Arizona, and was Treasurer and boa...

Combs, Leslie, 1793-1881

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American soldier and politician. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Philadelphia, to C.E. Lester, 1845 Dec. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270527027 Public official of Kentucky. From the description of Leslie Combs papers, 1831-1848. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79453976 Lawyer, politician, and soldier. From the description of Letters, 1831-1874. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49200558 ...

Fisher family.

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Vekol Milling and Mining Company.

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Pendleton County (Ky.). County Clerk

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