Box 6

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From a young woman talking about a trip she wishes him a accompany her on.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection consists of correspondence, photographs, ephemera, financial records and legal documents that were left in Elmwood at the time of Emma Watts' death. The collection spans three branches of the family (Parkes, Walker, and Watts) and covers nearly 150 years. The bulk of material is from 1878 and later and pertains to the Watts family; however, the Parkes family, particularly James B. Parkes, is well-represented within the collection. The Watts family owned thousands of acres of...

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This ledger includes a manuscript play based on the "Kentucky Tragedy" involving Jereboam O. Beauchamp, Solomon P. Sharp and Anna Cooke. Also includes much genealogy information on the Walker and Maupin families.

Scope and Contents Letters written while he was in the Army. In the March 26 letter to his mother, Charles complains about her silence and that of other family members. Also includes a letter from Santa Fe, New Mexico in which Walker writes that Madison County has raised a large Union army. Includes a January 12, 1862 letter in which Charles Walker entreats his father to use his influence to get him a promotion. Walker also rights about Clay and the possibility that he will become General. In the same letter,...

Scope and Contents Various Walker family correspondence from 1819-1955. Includes letters from 1819 and 1820 from Benjamin Watkins to his nephew, William Walker in Madison County, Kentucky. One letter from Watkins mentions the recent death of his wife. Watkins also asks if his sister, William Walker's mother, is dead as well as his nephew, James Walker. Watkins lists each of his children, who they are married to, the number of children they have, and where they are living. This folder also contains a letter...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection consists of correspondence, photographs, ephemera, financial records and legal documents that were left in Elmwood at the time of Emma Watts' death. The collection spans three branches of the family (Parkes, Walker, and Watts) and covers nearly 150 years. The bulk of material is from 1878 and later and pertains to the Watts family; however, the Parkes family, particularly James B. Parkes, is well-represented within the collection. The Watts family owned thousands of acres of...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection consists of correspondence, photographs, ephemera, financial records and legal documents that were left in Elmwood at the time of Emma Watts' death. The collection spans three branches of the family (Parkes, Walker, and Watts) and covers nearly 150 years. The bulk of material is from 1878 and later and pertains to the Watts family; however, the Parkes family, particularly James B. Parkes, is well-represented within the collection. The Watts family owned thousands of acres of...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection consists of correspondence, photographs, ephemera, financial records and legal documents that were left in Elmwood at the time of Emma Watts' death. The collection spans three branches of the family (Parkes, Walker, and Watts) and covers nearly 150 years. The bulk of material is from 1878 and later and pertains to the Watts family; however, the Parkes family, particularly James B. Parkes, is well-represented within the collection. The Watts family owned thousands of acres of...