Papers, 1827-1885.

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Papers, 1827-1885.

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The collection is comprised of papers concerning the enterprises and legal proceedings of Thomas G. Gooch. He was an executor of wills, a guardian of a business partner's daughter and a farmer who dealt in tobacco, cotton, wool, beehives and saw milling. Lists from 1845 to 1864 record prices paid for household and personal items and reflect the needs of a prosperous Logan County, Kentucky family. Included in the collection are Adkins family papers. These are mainly letters and sermons of an Ohio preacher.

.66 cubic feet.

The Filson Historical Society

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The Filson Historical Society

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Thomas G. Gooch was a preacher and farmer in Logan County, Ky. From the description of Papers, 1827-1885. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49234587 ...