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Size | 375 items |
Abstract | Joseph D. Hamilton (fl. 1775-1857) was a resident of Logan County, Ky. The collection includes correspondence, orders, receipts, bills, land plats, and deeds, and estate accounts of Hamilton; of his wife Sally D. Morgan; and of her father, Colonel Abraham Morgan of Russellville, Ky., and Shepherdstown, Va. The Hamilton family papers extend from 1775 to 1857, the Morgan family papers from 1801 to 1825. Several letters discuss the War of 1812, including one from Henry Clay to General James Taylor, dated 10 April 1813. |
Creator | Hamilton (Family : Logan County, Ky.)
Morgan (Family : Logan County, Ky.) |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, July 2010
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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Joseph D. Hamilton (fl. 1775-1857) was a resident of Logan County, Ky.
Back to TopThe collection includes correspondence, orders, receipts, bills, land plats and deeds, and estate accounts of Joseph D. Hamilton of Logan County, Ky.; of his wife Sally D. Morgan; and of her father, Colonel Abraham Morgan of Russellville, Ky., and Shepherdstown, Va. The Hamilton family papers extend from 1775 to 1857, the Morgan family papers from 1801 to 1825. Several letters discuss the War of 1812, including one from Henry Clay to General James Taylor, dated 10 April 1813.
Back to TopFolder 1 |
Original finding aid |
1775-1807 |
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Folder 2 |
1808-1814 |
Folder 3 |
1815-1818 |
Folder 4 |
1819-1824 |
Folder 5 |
1825-1827 |
Folder 6 |
1828-1838 |
Folder 7 |
1839-1845 |
Folder 8 |
1846-1929 |
Folder 9 |
Undated |