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Company roster for the 16th Kentucky Militia, 3 October 1814
Cotton prices handbill, New Orleans, 21 August 1822
Broadside from J. R. Bedford stating the cotton prices in New Orleans, Louisiana, for the early 1820s.
Drake's Theatre broadside, ca. 1819.
Broadside from Drake's Theatre in Louisville, Kentucky, advertising a May 8, [1819], performance called "Town and Country. Or Which is Best?" It lists performers as well as a number of songs sung after the show.
Edward Worthington legal case, 27 June 1801
Suit brought by Edward Worthington in the October 1798 term of the Paris, Kentucky District Court against Daniel Callaghan and others regarding land Worthington had located for Callahan in Harrison County in 1779. Worthington is suing for his locator's share of the land.
Extract of a letter, 3 May 1787
A one page extract dated 3 May 1787 expresses the hope that the recent treaty with Spain will help the trade prospects for the United States. On the back side of the page is a discussion of politics and political maneuvering.
Hunters of Kentucky, or "Half Horse and Half Alligator," broadside, ca. 1815
Printed broadside with a woodcut illustration and a poem describing the valor of Kentuckians at the Battle of New Orleans. The illustration pictures the famous half horse and half alligator as a horse with an alligator tail.
John May land entry book, 1783-1786
Letter from Arthur Campbell to John Brown, 29 December 1787
Arthur Campbell 's 29 December 1787 letter to John Brown discusses a "vast multitude" of immigrants passing into Kentucky with little resistance from Native Americans. However, Campbell warns that the peace may not last soon and he expects frequent attacks against the outmanned pioneers. He also...
Letter from Barthelemi Tardiveau to St. John de Crevecoeur, 19 January 1789
Letter from Barthelemi Tardiveau to St. John de Crevecoeur, 25 August 1789.