Political documents, 1813-1886

Lists, letters, and records kept by SIMM-I and SIMM-II of a political nature. There are lists of Governors, Secretaries of State, Attorney Generals, Clerks of the Senate, Speakers of the House of Representatives, Treasurers, Auditors, Lieutenant Governors and Speakers of the Senate, and Clerks of the House of Representatives of Kentucky as recorded by SIMM-II. Letters sent to SIMM-II seeking appointments and support. There is a pamphlet listing the members of the Standing Committees of the House for the 1885-1886 session. Records for Committee meetings written by SIMM-II. Documents concerning his involvement in the Democratic Party and his official appointment as Surveyor.

ADS Patrick U. Major. A letter to his brother, Samuel I. M. Major I, written from Herculaneum, Missouri Territory, detailing the effects of the New Madrid earthquake and the after shocks, 1811. (Box 02, Folder 07)

ADS Isaac Shelby. The appointment of Samuel I. M. Major I as Agent of the Jail and Penitentiary House, 1813. (Box 08, Folder 01)

ADS Charles Scott. The appointment of Samuel I. M. Major I as Agent of the Jail and Penitentiary House, 1812. (Box 08, Folder 01)

ADS B. Magoffin. A pardon for Samuel I. M. Major II concerning Samuel’s participation in a duel. (Box 07, Folder 08)

ADS L.W. Powell. The dismissal of a fine for Samuel I. M. Major II. (Box 07, Folder 08)

ADS members of the Kentucky Electoral College. The official electoral ballots for Kentucky in the election of James Buchanan as President and John C. Breckinridge as Vice-President with an envelope signed by Samuel I. M. Major II, as Secretary, 1856. (Box 10, Folder 01)

ADS Roger W. Hanson. Letter to Samuel I. M. Major II. (Box 03, Folder 06)

Doc. Printed invitation to a reception in Louisville for U.S. Grant on 10 Dec 1879 that includes an envelope addressed to Col. & Mrs. Major (Box 01, Folder 05)

ADS Patrick Henry. A land grant signed by the Governor, to William Kendall, for land in Jefferson County, VA, 13 Apr 1786. (Box 11, Oversize Folder 03)

ALS C.M. Clay, Jr. Letter to SIMMII tacitly pledging his support for Major as Public Printer, 20 Dec 1885. (Box 03, Folder 03)