The life and times of Robert B. McAfee and his family connections : manuscript copy / written by himself, commenced April 23, 1845.

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The life and times of Robert B. McAfee and his family connections : manuscript copy / written by himself, commenced April 23, 1845.

Handwritten transcript of autobiography that was later printed in the "Register of Kentucky State Historical Society," vol. 25.

1 v. (316 leaves)

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George Musgrave Giger was classics professor at Princeton University, 1850-65. Francis Turretin (1623-1687) was a theologian. From the guide to the Microfilms of a Translation of Franois Turrettin, Institutio Theologiae Elencticae, 20th century (copies of 19th century originals), (Bodleian Library, University of Oxford) ...

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McAfee was born on Salt River in Mercer County, Kentucky. McAfee's father, also named Robert, was an early settler in that area. The younger McAfee studied at Transylvania Seminary in the 1790s and read law under John Breckinridge. He began his legal practice in his native county and represented the area in the state legislature. McAfee entered the army in the War of 1812 and rose to the rank of captain. In 1807 he married Mary Cardwell. In the 1820s, McAfee entered the state senate before servi...