Isaac Shelby : papers, 1792-1893.

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Isaac Shelby : papers, 1792-1893.

The collection was compiled by John Williams Jacobs, and primarily consists of papers of Isaac Shelby acquired from Shelby's son-in-law, Charles S. Todd. Included are letters and autographs of prominent political and military leaders from the late 18th to mid-19th centuries. The letters discuss Indian hostilities, Ky. politics, and national affairs. Correspondents include Willie Blount, John Breckinridge, John Brown, Elijah Clark, John C. Calhoun, Henry Clay, Joseph H. Daviess, Felix Grundy, Andrew Jackson, Robert P. Letcher, George Mathew, George Nicholas, Edmund Randolph, Charles Scott, Thomas Todd, Anthony Wayne, Daniel Webster, and James Wilkinson.

0.66 cubic ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7603706

The Filson Historical Society

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