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JOSEPH D. HAMILTON PAPERS
Summary

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Hamilton, Joseph D., fl. 1775-1857.
Papers, 1775-1929 (bulk 1775-1825).
373 items.

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, Col. 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 Gen. James Taylor, dated 10
April 1813.

ONLINE CATALOG TERMS:
   Clay, Henry, 1777-1852.
   Estates (Law)--Kentucky.
   Hamilton, Joseph D., fl. 1787-1829.
   Hamilton family.
   Kentucky--History--1792-1865.
   Logan County (Ky.)--Economic conditions.
   Morgan, Abraham.
   Morgan, Sally D.
   Morgan family.
   Russellville (Ky.)--History--1792-1865.
   Shepherdstown (W. Va.)--History--1775-1865.
   Taylor, James, 1769-1848.
   United States--History--War of 1812.

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