Joseph Watkins papers [manuscript], 1763-1852 (bulk 1790-1805).

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Joseph Watkins papers [manuscript], 1763-1852 (bulk 1790-1805).

Major topics in the papers of Watkins include agriculture as a business, settling Western lands in Kentucky and Ohio, slavery and its effect on business and family, surveying of local lands, local and national politics, military activities, Indian depredations. Topics of interest include Indian conflicts in Kentucky, a 1782 diary of a journey to the Virginia springs, and the sexual abuse of a young slave by her master. Correspondents include Samuel Jordan Cabell, Nathaniel Massie, Thomas Mann Randolph, Jr.

275 (circa) items.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7936691

University of Virginia. Library

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