William J. Minor horse racing papers, 1815-1866.

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William J. Minor horse racing papers, 1815-1866.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/83752837

Contains letters to Minor regarding horse racing and horse pedigrees, including letters from Cadwallader R. Colden and Sanders Dewees Bruce; notes on horse races and pedigrees; proceedings of the Natchez Jockey Club, of which Minor was secretary; manuscript articles about horses, possibly by Minor; and an obituary for Minor from "Turf, Field, and Farm."

0.80 linear ft. (3 boxes)

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8307251

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Minor, William J., 1807-1869.

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William J. Minor, son of Stephen Minor of Natchez, Mississippi, was a sugar planter of Southdown and Hollywood plantations in Terrebonne Parish and Waterloo Plantation in Ascension Parish, Louisiana. He was married to Rebecca A. Gustine and had eight children. William Minor was influential in the development of horse racing and thoroughbred breeding in Louisiana. The Minor family was related by marriage to the Kenner family of Louisiana. From the description of William J. Minor paper...

Colden, Cadwallader R., 1774-1839

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Pittstown, Rensselaer County, New York. From the description of Family papers, 1774-1844. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58661255 ...

Bruce, Sanders Dewees, 1825-1902

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Natchez Jockey Club.

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