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Box Small Coll. 18

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Contains 230 Results:

ALS Mother & Father from Isaac Daniel Hornsby, 18 Aug 1912

 Item — Box: Small Coll. 18, Folder: 1, item: 1
Identifier: 1
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He mentions going to Ringland Bros. if his parents agree and he mentions writing to a Dr. Bloser in Atlanta about a cure for catarrh involving smoking roots and herbs.

Dates: 18 Aug 1912

ALS Mother Father sisters from Isaac D. Hornsby, 8 Jun 1915

 Item — Box: Small Coll. 18, Folder: 1, item: 2
Identifier: 2
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In this letter he talks about shocking wheat and his uncle's pole cat. There appears to be a page missing.

Dates: 8 Jun 1915

ALS Theodore White Woosley, 16 Jan 1851

 Item — Box: Small Coll. 18, Folder: 1, item: 1
Identifier: 1
Scope and Contents

Conferring the Doctor of Medicine on Jonathan Jones Howard.

Dates: 16 Jan 1851

ALS Katherine Phelps Caperton to Mary Floyd, 21 Oct 1942

 Item — Box: Small Coll. 18, Folder: 1, item: 2
Identifier: 2
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A letter describing the gift of the diploma with a brief biographical sketch of Howard and other families connected with him. She also includes several pages with a list of Madison County, Kentucky men who attended Yale University.

Dates: 21 Oct 1942

ALS A.R. Rose Soley to Mrs. J. H. Mulligan, 2 Oct 1896

 Item — Box: Small Coll. 18, Folder: 1, item: 1
Identifier: 1
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Ms. Soley, Australian author, is writing from Apia, Samoa and talks about the living conditions there, the native people and the family's travels.

Dates: 2 Oct 1896

ALS James P. Barry to Denis Mulligan, 9 Aug 1895

 Item — Box: Small Coll. 18, Folder: 1, item: 2
Identifier: 2
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Pastor of St. Paul's church in Lexington asking for pew rent.

Dates: 9 Aug 1895

ALS W.J.H. [Wm. Jackson Hendrick] to James H. Mulligan, 25 May 1908

 Item — Box: Small Coll. 18, Folder: 1, item: 3
Identifier: 3
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Much of the letter is about "Siderial Twilight Tommy" including a discussion about why he calls him that name. He also talks about staying in New York City until he earns enough money to retire and return home.

Dates: 25 May 1908

TLS Samuel Judson Roberts to James H. Mulligan, 5 Apr 1909

 Item — Box: Small Coll. 18, Folder: 1, item: 4
Identifier: 4
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Roberts, proprietor of the Lexington Leader, talks about a story that Mulligan and John W. Townsend gave him. He even ran an extra 100 copies of the issue for them to distribute.

Dates: 5 Apr 1909

ALS Z.F. Smith to James H. Mulligan, 10 Jul 1909

 Item — Box: Small Coll. 18, Folder: 1, item: 5
Identifier: 5
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Smith, author of The history of Kentucky. From its earliest discovery and settlement, to the present date..., provides Mulligan with resources about Kentucky education history.

Dates: 10 Jul 1909

ALS B. W. Duke to Hon. Jas. H. Mulligan, 12 Sep 1912

 Item — Box: Small Coll. 18, Folder: 1, item: 6
Identifier: 6
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Stating that he cannot recall the name of the person who wrote under the pseudonym "Queen-Quill."

Dates: 12 Sep 1912