Brown family : papers, 1799-1846.

Brown, John, 1757-1837

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John Brown (September 12, 1757 – August 29, 1837) was an American lawyer and statesman who participated in the development and formation of the State of Kentucky after the American Revolutionary War. Brown represented Virginia in the Continental Congress from 1787 to 1788 and the U.S. House of Representatives from 1789 to 1792. While in Congress, he introduced the bill granting Statehood to Kentucky. Once that was accomplished, he was elected by the new state legislature as a U.S. Senator for Ke...

Brown, Margaretta, 1772-1838.

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Love, Elizabeth, ca. 1767-1845.

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Brown family.

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Brown, Samuel, 1769-1830

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Brown, B. Gratz (Benjamin Gratz), 1826-1885

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Brown, James, 1766-1835

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James Brown was U.S. District Attorney in Kentucky, 1791; Secretary of State of Kentucky, 1792-1796; Secretary of Orleans Territory, 1804; U.S. District Attorney in Orleans Territory, 1805-1808; U.S. Senator from Louisiana, 1813-1817, 1819-1823; and U.S. Minister to France, 1823-1829. From the description of James Brown letter, 1829 Mar. 31. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 76285477 From the description of James Brown letter, 1824 Dec. 25. (Louisiana State U...

Mason, John M. (John Mitchell), 1770-1829

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Epithet: Irish politician British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001301.0x00015d ...

Hart, Nathaniel, 1770-1844

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Farmer from Woodford County, Ky. and member of the pioneer Hart family. From the description of Letter, 1791 Jan. 10. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49279725 ...

Todd, Thomas, 1765-1826

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Lawyer, judge, associate judge of the U.S. Supreme Court. From the description of Thomas Todd : miscellaneous papers, 1783-1806. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49325007 ...

Mason, Ebenezer, 1800-1849

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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...

Colden, Cadwallader D. (Cadwallader David), 1769-1834

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Innes, Harry, 1752-1816

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Harry Innes was involved, at the time this letter was written, in what is now termed the Spanish Conspiracy. The conspiracy involved Kentucky petitioning to become an independent state and then entering into an alliance with Spain. This would be benificial to Kentucky economically while protecting Spain's valuable colony, Mexico. This alliance plan failed after the defeat of the Jay-Gardoqui Treaty. The treaty would have forbidden United States navigation of the Mississippi River for twenty-five...

Quincy, Eliza Susan Morton, 1773-1850

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Preston, Isaac Trimble, 1793-1852.

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Brown, Mason, 1799-1867

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Brown, Orlando, 1801-1867

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Orlando Brown was born in 1801 to John and Margaretta Mason Brown. In 1833 he became the first editor of the Frankfort newspaper the Commonwealth. He was a member of the Whig party and became actively involved in state and national politics. In 1848, he was appointed to Commissioner of Indian Affairs in the Zachary Taylor administration. During his long career, he also served as the editor for the newspaper The Campaign, served as Kentuckys Secretary of State under Governor John J. Crittenden, a...

Williamson, Hugh, 1735-1819

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Williamson was a Signer of the Declaration of Independence and a delegate to the Federal Constitutional Convention from North Carolina. From the description of ALS, 1800 November 29 : New York, to James McHenry, Baltimore. (Copley Press, J S Copley Library). WorldCat record id: 14198321 Williamson was an American politician, born in Pennsylvania, who moved to North Carolina after completing his education and represented North Carolina in U.S. Constitutional Convention. He wa...

Tazewell, Henry, 1753-1799

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Jurist and U.S. senator from Virginia. From the description of Henry Tazewell papers, 1795-1999 (bulk 1795-1798). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980578 Lawyer, judge, and U.S. Senator from Va. From the description of Letter, 1798 July 5. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 28395132 From the description of Letter, 1798 July 5. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 28395134 ...

Brown, Mary Eleanor

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Teacher in Hope, Midland County, Michigan. From the description of Mary Brown papers, 1910s? and 1956. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34419615 Resident of Hamilton (Madison County), N.Y. From the description of Papers, 1862-1865. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19277198 ...