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Kentucky -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Simon Kenton deposition

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233286779]
Identifier: Vault MSS 141
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed deposition dated 1 Aug. 1814. The item relates to a suit between James Coleman and Richard Henderson concerning ownership of Ruddells Station and other properties in Kentucky.

Dates: 1814 August 1
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Simon Kenton deposition

Simon Kenton contracts

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230310036]
Identifier: MSS SC 1217
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed contracts dated 15 June 1780, 1 August 1792, and 6 April 1805. Two contracts concern land acquisitions. The third is an agreement with Mason County, Kentucky authorities to construct a grist mill.

Dates: 1780-1805
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Simon Kenton contracts

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