Isaac Shelby : miscellaneous papers, 1786-1819.

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Isaac Shelby : miscellaneous papers, 1786-1819.

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Includes two letters, 10 Jan. and 10 Feb. 1794, from Shelby to Henry Knox regarding Indian hostilities, the defense of Ky. settlements, and the planned spring campaign; an 8 Apr. 1816 letter to Joseph McMinn, governor of Tenn., to have Joseph Conway, who was charged with stealing a slave, turned over to Captain Robert Boyce, who owned the slave; a 30 Aug. 1819 letter of introduction for Doctor Joseph Buchanan, former editor of the Frankfort Palladium, who plans to establish a newspaper at New Orleans; a 24 Apr. 1786 surety bond signed by Shelby; a 21 Mar. 1787 deed to Joseph Brooks for 175 acres of land on Beargrass Creek in Jefferson County; a 12 Feb. 1799 deed signed by Shelby, Hugh Logan, and John Logan selling a twenty-six acre tract to the trustees of the town of Stanford, Ky.; a 22 Dec. 1815 decree remitting an $18 fine incurred by Shadrach Penn in 1814 while serving in the cavalry.

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Ormsby, Stephen, 1759-1844

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Warren Seminary (Warren County, Ky.)

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McMinn, Joseph, 1758-1824

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Governor of Tennessee and Indian agent. From the description of Letter of Joseph McMinn, 1819. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79454546 ...

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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American revolutionary officer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to Thomas Jefferson, 1793 Apr. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270596665 From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to General Henry Jackson, 1796 Oct. 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270596669 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Westpoint, to Colonel Pickering, Quartermaster General, 1782 Sept. 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270598200 ...

Wayne, Anthony, 1745-1796

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Anthony Wayne was a soldier and was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1780. From the description of Receipt book, 1785-1792. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122540852 Wayne was one of the great generals in the Revolutionary War. Here he was an Indian fighter. From the description of DS, 1795 November 16 : Greenville. (Copley Press, J S Copley Library). WorldCat record id: 14283513 U.S. representative from Geor...

Brooks, Joseph, d. 1818.

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Shelby, Isaac, 1750-1826

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Isaac Shelby, Kentucky's first governor, was born in Maryland in 1750. As a young man, he served in Lord Dunmore's War and the Revolutionary War, from which he emerge as one of the heroes of the Battle of King's Mountain, South Carolina. Following the war, he and his bride, Susannah Hart, moved to Lincoln County, Kentucky, where he quickly became a leader in Kentucky politics. He was chosen as Kentucky's first governor, serving from 1792-1796. Just before the War of 1812, Shelby was persuaded by...

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Frankfort Palladium (Newspaper)

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Penn, Shadrach, 1790-1846

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Washington, George, 1732-1799

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George Washington (b. Feb. 22, 1732, Westmoreland County, Va.-d. Dec. 14, 1799, Mount Vernon, VA) was the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. Washington came from a family of farmers and landowners. He had little education but showed an aptitude for mathematics. He used this talent to become a surveyor. At 15, Washington took a job as assistant surveyor on a team sent to map the Shenandoah Valley in western Virginia. In his early 20s, Washington joined the Virgin...

Christian, William, ca. 1743-1786.

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Clay, Green, 1757-1826

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Green Clay was born in Powhaton County, Virginia, and emigrated to Kentucky in 1777. A surveyor, he amassed a vast land estate, settling in Madison County. A Kentucky legislator and soldier, he served as major general in Kentucky Militia during the War of 1812. He raised the siege of Fort Meigs, Ohio, reinforcing the army of General William Henry Harrison. From the description of Green Clay letters received, 1808-1813 [microform]. (Ohio Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 464504...