Legal documents, 1789-1839
Scope and Contents
Legal documents arranged chronologically and related to several family members and extended family and friends. Among this material are deeds, slaves transfers and sales, bonds, wills, power of attorney and estate papers, debt collection documentation, tax receipts, tax inventories of household property, slaves, land, livestock and horses. The earlier documents relate primarily to Francis Major, George Major, SIMM-I and Dr. Patrick Major. A number of items relate to the estate of John Jamison. (104 documents)
Dates
- Creation: 1789-1839
Full Extent
From the Collection: 4.42 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Eastern Kentucky University Libraries, Research Center for Special Collections and Archives Repository