Jesup-Sitgreaves family papers, 1846-1919, bulk 1883-1902.

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Jesup-Sitgreaves family papers, 1846-1919, bulk 1883-1902.

Includes correspondence from the four daughters of General Thomas Sidney Jesup: Lucy Jesup Sitgreaves, Mary Jesup Blair, Jane Jesup Nicholson, and Julia Clark Jesup, and their children Mary Jesup Sitgreaves, Violet Blair Janin, and Jesup Blair. This correspondence discusses family and personal news as well as Mammoth Cave business affairs; the four sisters each inherited a portion of the Cave estate from their uncle Dr. John Croghan. Bulk of the collection is correspondence from Mary Jesup Sitgreaves to her mother Lucy, relating Mary's social activities and travels. Also includes miscellaneous correspondence to Mary and Lucy, Mammoth Cave financial reports and other material, genealogical correspondence regarding the Jesup family, and unidentified photographs. See finding aid for a full list of subject headings.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7807837

The Filson Historical Society

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