Collection, 1780-1874.

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Collection, 1780-1874.

Collection of land and family papers apparently inherited and compiled by Miller. Included are documents, 1788-1843, regarding land transactions between the commissioners appointed to apportion the land granted to George Rogers Clark's Illinois Regiment and the men who qualified for the grants and/or their assignees; Ky. land papers, 1780-1843; and miscellaneous land papers, 1785-1798. Also included is correspondence, 1814-1850, chiefly to members of the Miller family, discussing routine family matters; legal and business papers, 1795-1874; accounts, 1809-1861, of the Prather and Miller families; and slavery documents. The land documents contain the names and signatures of many prominent Kentuckians and early settlers of the Clarksville, Ind. area.

0.33 cubic ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7604094

The Filson Historical Society

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Breckinridge, Alexander, 1752-1801.

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Galt, William Craig, 1777-1853.

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Campbell, John, approximately 1730-approximately 1805

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Letcher, Robert Perkins, 1788-1861

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Robert Perkins Letcher was governor of Kentucky during 1840-1844. After his term ended, Letcher practiced law in Frankfort and remained active in politics. From 1850 to 1852, he served as U.S. minister to Mexico where his proposed treaties sought to protect American interests in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. From the description of Robert Perkins Letcher papers, 1844-1853. (Kentucky Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 38555012 Kentucky lawyer, state legislator, U.S. congr...

Hite, Abraham, 1755-1832.

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Bullitt, Alexander Scott, 1761-1816

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Clark, George Rogers, 1752-1818

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Surveyor; noted Indian fighter in the American midwest in the latter half of the 18th century. From the description of Documents, 1778-1818. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 28287330 American Revolutionary Colonel in the Old Northwest. Clark first came to Detroit from Cleveland in 1817, and was followed by his parents in a commercial fisherman and deputy collector of customs in China, Mich. (from M.P.C., I, 501-507: Clark's "Recollections".) (blue ...

Shively, Christian, d. ca. 1826.

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Breckinridge, Robert, 1754-1833

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Soldier, surveyor, politician, and state legislator. From the description of Robert Breckinridge : miscellaneous papers, 1819-1831. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 46729085 ...

Daniel, Walker, d.1784.

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Prather, Basil, 1740-ca. 1803.

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Moore, James Francis, d. 1809.

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Pioneer James Francis Moore and his son-in-law, John Jones, both of Jefferson County, Ky. From the description of James Moore-John Jones : papers, 1782-1872. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49253867 ...

Miller, Warrick, 1793-1863

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Louisville, Ky., resident. From the description of Letters to Warwick Miller [manuscript], 1825 and 1840. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647827122 ...

Miller, Francis Hegan, 1874-1950

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Chairman of the board of directors of the Louisville Railway Co. From the description of Collection, 1780-1874. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49253693 ...

Taylor, Richard, 1744-1829.

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Jefferson Pond Draining Co. (Jefferson County, Ky.)

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Lacassagne, Michael, d. 1797.

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Early French settler in Louisville. From the description of Michael Lacassagne : miscellaneous papers, 1785-1788. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 46612968 ...

Miles, Martha Meriwether Prather, 1797-1863.

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Miles, Robert N., 1791-1871.

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Prather family.

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Miller, Warrick Nicholas, 1822-1848.

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Croghan, William, 1752-1823

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Croghan was a Revolutionary War veteran, surveyor, and farmer from Jefferson County, Kentucky. From the description of Account book : manuscript, 1788-1822. (University of Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 52249260 From the description of Account book : manuscript, 1784-1788. (University of Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 52248592 From the description of Account book : manuscript, 1788-1822. (University of Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 80444098 ...

Miles, Isaac, 1766-1844.

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Nolan, Philip, 1771-1801

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Born to Peter and Elizabeth (Cassidy) Nolan in Ireland, Philip Nolan (1771-1801) became a noted mustanger and possible filibuster in Spanish Texas. Before arriving in Texas, Nolan worked as a bookkeeper and shipping clerk for General James Wilkinson in Kentucky and New Orleans, where he learned of business opportunities in Texas. Nolan began mustanging in 1791, though suspicions grew among Spanish authorities about his true intentions due to his connections with Wilkinson and illegal trade. A ye...

Greenup, Christopher, 1750-1818

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Christopher Greenup (1750?-1818) was born in either Loudoun or Westmoreland County, Virginia. During the Revolution, he served as a lieutenant in the 16th Virginia Regiment, and was later promoted to colonel. After studying law, he was admitted to the bar and began practice in Fayette County, Virginia (now a part of Kentucky). He began his political career in 1785, when he served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. Greenup was also present at the state conventions in 1785 and 1788, a...

Terrell family.

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Joyes, Patrick, 1750-1806.

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Sebastian, Benjamin, 1745-1834

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Terrell, Richard, d. 1892.

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