Box 6

Scope and Contents

The majority of these letters relate to business matters, letters of introduction, financial dealings and some politics. There are few of a more personal nature such as a letter to Miss Sallie Clay at White Hall addressed to her as "the child of the regiment." (61 documents and one envelope)

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The majority of these letters relate to business matters, letters of introduction, financial dealings and some politics. There are few of a more personal nature such as a letter to William Gayle about an elderly slave named Rachael who has been accused of trying to poison her owner, Mr. B.F. Coyle. These letters also discuss articles and publishing for the Kentucky Yeoman and family matters. (30 documents)

Scope and Contents The majority of these letters relate to business matters, letters of introduction, financial dealings and discussions on political races and candidacy. There are few that relate to military matters such as one from Lt. Col. Thomas B. Monroe, Kentucky State Guard, addressed to R.C. Morgan requesting the officers of the "Lexington Rifles" to report to their armory, 9 Aug 1861. Mostly serving as rough drafts or handwritten copies, but there is a letter to Gov. Knott in 1884 that appears to be...

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Discussions of business, legal and land agreements predominate this material. One letter from SIMM-I to his grandfather, Thomas Porter, concerns payment to a surveyor in corn rather than cash and is almost entirely devoid of any personal information. There is one photocopy of a letter that was written on the back of another one that is in another box. (33 documents)

Scope and Contents Some letters obviously being rough drafts discussing business and work related subjects. Among these are requests for payment of services rendered, business proposals, financial transactions and land deals. There are also some of a more personal nature including SIMM-II's ribald message to a friend, a riddle and a very long draft of a letter to a Father Young relating an incident when SIMM-II was Mayor of Frankfort. The incident appears to have occurred at the Frankfort jail and related to...

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These letters are mostly personal matters from and to members of the Major family. Others are addressed to those outside the family and have a more practical and business oriented application in their writing. (56 documents)

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Mainly consists of letters written to Elizabeth Scott from her husband Robert W. Scott while on business trips to Memphis, Vicksburg and New Orleans. They discuss business matters in great detail and contain much family news. There are a few letters, both personal and business related to Robert W. Scott as well as several from their children. (29 documents)

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Envelopes addressed to recipients in general correspondence. (30 documents)