Box 1

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Over thirty deeds and surveys are included in this series, the earliest being dated in 1797. The latest deed is dated 1881 and is filed preceding three undated years of surveys. Some of the surveys were signed by John Crooke and Kiah Crooke, early surveyors in Kentucky. Information contained in the deeds indicated that much land was handed back and forth among family.

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This folder includes a small ledger kept by Daniel Green in which he lists all his slaves and their birth dates and their children. Also included is information about trips to take livestock to market and information about prices and buyers.

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This folder contains several clippings on Mary White and Irvine White, the family record section from the Bible of Daniel Green, a list of those buried in the Green Cemetery on Barnes Mill Road, and a family tree giving the names of the descendants of Daniel Green and Margaret Ross. Most of the material has been photocopied and like items are filed together. The dates of the clippings are ca. 1940s while the Bible records begin in 1794 and end about 1869.

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includes purchase prices

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List of slaves with birth dates and children as well as livestock information.

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This folder consists of correspondence to Alexander from his family in Ireland. The letters are full of family information and community gossip, as well as economic and political commentary and provide insight into Ireland in the first half of the 19th century.

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This folder consists of correspondence to Alexander from his family in Ireland. The letters are full of family information and community gossip, as well as economic and political commentary and provide insight into Ireland in the first half of the 19th century.

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These letters from friends include news from Centre College, as his friend Alexander Henry is a student there in the 1850s. Letters from family members talk about health and family news and several letters talk about the purchase of a pianoforte for Mary E.G. Fife. The latter talk about currency that can be used in Boston during the Civil War.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Green - Fife - White Family Papers consist of correspondence and other documents from the family of Daniel Green and Margaret Ross Green and their descendants. The letters from Ireland to Alexander Fife are especially interesting as they discuss the economic and political situation in Ireland as well as information about family members and neighbors. The last letter in that series briefly mentions the Potato Famine. There are also numerous documents relating to slaves and slavery...

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These letters from friends include news from Centre College, as his friend Alexander Henry is a student there in the 1850s. Letters from family members talk about health and family news and several letters talk about the purchase of a pianoforte for Mary E.G. Fife. The latter talk about currency that can be used in Boston during the Civil War.