Old Letters and Documents, Volume I, 1811 - 1900

9 items including letters, documents (wills, contracts, deeds, surveys), clipped signatures, checks, invitations, funeral notices, etc., 1811-1900 Of special note are: ALS Daniel Breck, Richmond, June 16, 1821. Letter of introduction for Peter Taylor from Breck to his brother Dr. Samuel Breck in Alabama. Judge Breck was a leading Madison County politician during the ante-bellum period. ADS. Will of Samuel Crossthwaite, May 7, 1834, Warren County, Kentucky, in which he designates that all of his Negro slaves be freed after his death with the exception of Charity who is to wait on his wife and to be freed only after her death. He states further that "I am desirous that all my slaves, of their own free will, should go to Liberia when set free but I do not intend to control their wishes or force them to go if it is not their wish to do so." Document is in two pieces. ADS. James W. Caperton's license to practice law in the Inferior and Superior Court of Kentucky, March 3, 1845. Signed by James Simpson and Samuel Lusk. Fragments from the diary of Thomas Phelps (1838-1908), Dec. 8-12, 1856 while a student at Georgetown College. ALS. W.J. Landrum to Col. J. W. Caperton, Lancaster, Feb. 19, 1895. Letter from Judge Landrum forwarding an old photograph of Judge W.H. Caperton (1788-1862) including recollections of his demeanor on the bench. ALS. John Boyle to Colonel James W. Caperton, Frankfort, Oct. 30, 1863. Caperton's commission as Colonel of the 72d Regiment, Kentucky Militia. ALS. D.W. Lindsay to Colonel James W. Caperton, Frankfort, February 9, 1864. Inspector General of Kentucky ordering Caperton to show evidence that he has formed his regiment. ALS. Thomas Phelps to his father-in-law, Richard Cobb, Richmond, Dec. 14, 1869. Discusses his cattle. He is shipping Cobb's calf with the help of Amos Deathridge. He provides the calf's pedigree including Brutus Clay's Bourbon grand dam, imp. Iona. etc. Funeral invitation for Eliza Caperton, wife of Col. William H. Caperton, May 20, 1871. First National Bank Stock certificate, 1872. S. P. Walters, president, W. M. Irvine, cashier. Valentine card w/envelope. Edmund Lyne Shackelford to Miss Kate Phelps, n.d. (1880s). First National Bank Stock certificate, 1881. S.P. Walters, president, W. R. Letcher, cashier. Invitation to Washington's birthday celebration sponsored by literary societies at Central University, 1883. Kate Cobb Phelps' report card from the Barthomew English and Classical School, Cincinnati, Ohio, June 4, 1886. Announcement of the graduation exercises for the 1886 class, Bartholomew School, Cincinnati, 1886. Wedding invitation. Mary Blythe Harris to Cassius M. Clay, Jr., Dec. 6, 1888 at Blythewood. ALS. Martha Estill Craig to Aunt Mary, Vienna, Austria, September 17, 1890. Lengthy letter re: her travels in Prussia and Austria. Describes Bremen, Berlin, and Vienna. Provides a description of the German royal family. She writes, "We saw a great deal of the Kaiser and his family, as it were. He is really good looking but arrogant and almost rude to the people. What puppets kings and generals seem to us. And what fools the people are to stand their assumed power." First National Bank Stock certificate, 1890. Colonel James W. Caperton, president, William M. Irvine, vice president. ALS. Cassius M. Clay to James W. Caperton, White Hall, October 16, 1890. Congratulates him on his marriage to Kate Cobb Phelps, and invites the newly weds for a visit. ALS. Colonel James Caperton to Katherine Caperton, Chicago, Illinois, October 29, 1893. Relates details of his visit to the 1893 Chicago World's Fair.