Martha Adams : papers, 1847-1884.

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Martha Adams : papers, 1847-1884.

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Collection primarily consisting of letters from Martha Adams to a cousin in Tennessee in the 1850's. Letters focus on Kentucky, specifically Clark County. They discuss religion, politics, general health, farming, raising livestock, politics, slavery, and social life, particularly marriages, deaths, births, and parties. Religion is the most prominent topic in the letters, discussing preachers and preaching, revivals, meetings, and religious beliefs. Overall, the letters detail daily life in rural, antebellum Kentucky.

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The Filson Historical Society

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