Buckner family : Papers, 1784-1991 1788-1844.

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Buckner family : Papers, 1784-1991 1788-1844.

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Papers pertaining to the Buckner family of Kentucky contain personal correspondence from 1788-1991. Early letters, 1788-1844, are primarily written to Thomas Buckner. Topics include Kentucky's Old Court-New Court controversy; Campbell County, Ky.; Fayette County, Ky.; Georgetown, Ky.; education; slaves; religion; Kentucky politics and politicians; Kentucky's land laws; early Indiana and Indianapolis history; Virginia economic conditions; the Texas Revolution; Missouri; and presidential elections of 1824, 1828, 1832, and 1836. Letters from 1845-1889 cover a variety of topics including the extension of slavery into the territories; Missouri history and politics; Kansas City, Mo. during the 1870s; the American Party; the Mexican War; the Civil War; Stonewall Jackson; the battle of Columbus, Ky.; freed slaves in Louisiana; and presidential elections of 1872, 1878, and 1880. Letters from 1890-1949 are primarily written by John A. Buckner and pertain to his Louisiana plantations and raising cotton. Other topics include claims made against the government for damages to Kentucky property during the Civil War; and the presidential elections of 1900 and 1908. Letters from 1950-1991 are mostly family correspondence, but do note the 1976 presidential election. Business papers, 1819-1915, include Thomas Buckner's papers while Campbell County Deputy Sheriff, and papers about the Louisiana plantations. Legal papers, 1802-1959, include Buckner and Taylor family wills. Kentucky land papers, 1785-1913, pertain to Campbell County, Kenton County, Boone County, Jefferson County, etc., including grants signed by Patrick Henry and James Garrard. Louisiana land papers, 1848-1911, are also included. Military documents, 1808-1861, contain early Kentucky militia muster orders and Civil War orders. Collection also includes John Leather's early Kentucky day book and ledger from 1784-1802, Pattie Anderson Kennedy Helm's diary from 1872-1893, certificates, cancelled checks, family snapshots, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous items. Finally, the collection contains genealogical correspondence, notes, and newspaper clippings pertaining to the Buckner family and allied families: Taylor, Covington, Helm, Hardin, etc.

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