Moore-Ewing family : papers, 1785-1879.

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Moore-Ewing family : papers, 1785-1879.

The papers consist of receipts and statements, 1785-1799, surviving from the records of Michael Lacassagne, Louisville businessman and partner of Robert Karney Moore, who served as an executor of Lacassagne's estate. Also included are papers concerning the settlement of the estate of Marie Ann Sophie de Barbe-Marbois Lebrun, Duchess of Plaisance, who died in 1854. Her estate descended to her maternal heirs; legal papers consisting of several depositions taken in Louisville in the mid 1850's providing details on the Moore family; the will of Robert K. Moore; and miscellaneous papers about the payment of the proceeds of the estate to various heirs.

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The Filson Historical Society

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Thompson, John Samuel, 1787-

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Ewing, Sarah Lloyd Moore, d. 1833.

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Moore, James Francis, d. 1809.

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Pioneer James Francis Moore and his son-in-law, John Jones, both of Jefferson County, Ky. From the description of James Moore-John Jones : papers, 1782-1872. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49253867 ...

Ewing family.

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Barbé-Marbois, François, marquis de, 1745-1837

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Robb, Henry, fl. 1784-1855.

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Ewing, Urban Epenetus, 1800-1874.

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Lacassagne, Michael, d. 1797.

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Early French settler in Louisville. From the description of Michael Lacassagne : miscellaneous papers, 1785-1788. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 46612968 ...

Vigo, Francis, 1747-1836

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A native of Italy, Vigo served with the Spanish Army in New Orleans. In 1772 he became a fur trader in St. Louis. Vigo later had a secret business partnership with the Spanish lieutenant Fernando de Leyba, and aided George Rogers Clark with financial assistance and intelligence. In 1783 Vigo moved to Vincennes, Ind., continued in the fur trade, and assisted Anthony Wayne and William Henry Harrison in negotiations with Native Americans. From the description of Papers, 1751-1873, bulk ...

Croghan, William, 1752-1823

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Pirtle, Henry, 1798-1880

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Louisville lawyer and judge. From the description of Henry Pirtle : miscellaneous papers, 1843-1856. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49264170 ...

Adams, Mathew, b. 1780.

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Marders, Nathan, b. 1772.

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Thomasson, William Poindexter, 1797-1882

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Greenup, Christopher, 1750-1818

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Christopher Greenup (1750?-1818) was born in either Loudoun or Westmoreland County, Virginia. During the Revolution, he served as a lieutenant in the 16th Virginia Regiment, and was later promoted to colonel. After studying law, he was admitted to the bar and began practice in Fayette County, Virginia (now a part of Kentucky). He began his political career in 1785, when he served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. Greenup was also present at the state conventions in 1785 and 1788, a...

Barbe-Marbois, Elizabeth Moore de, 1764-1834.

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Bullock, W. F. (William Fontaine), 1807-1889

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Wilkinson, James, 1757-1825

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James Wilkinson was born in Maryland and served as an officer in the American Revolution. In 1783 he settled in Kentucky, where he engaged in politics, land speculation, and trade. In 1805 he was appointed governor of Upper Louisiana. Wilkinson's activities in the West implicated him in the Spanish Conspiracy and the Burr Conspiracy; he was acquitted by a court of inquiry during the Burr investigation and by a court martial in 1811. He served as a military commander in the West during the War of...

Short, Peyton, 1761-1825

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Tyler, Levi, b. 1789.

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Plaisance, Charles Francois Paul Lebrun, duke de, d. 1859.

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Moore family.

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Moore, Robert Karney, d. 1807.

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Knight, Joseph W., fl. 1806-1855.

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Gibson, Thomas W. (Thomas Ware), 1815-1876

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Funk, Joseph, b. 1780.

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