Slavery -- Kentucky
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:
James Rankin Mason Papers
Collection
Identifier: 1987A005
Scope and Contents
The life of the James Rankin Mason family of Madison County, Kentucky is documented through the papers in this collection. Much of the correspondence deals with Civil War times. Reference is made to hiring black people, desertion and loneliness of soldiers. Parental concerns are voiced in correspondence as women try to raise children alone. Other correspondence mentions trials concerning an army discharge as well as other matters during the war years. Of particular interest is a letter from...
Dates:
1847 - 1899; Acquisition: 1979-09-06
Thomas D. Osborne Papers
Collection
Identifier: 1984A007
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the personal correspondence of Thomas DeCourcy Osborne, private in the Sixth Kentucky Infantry, which was part of the "Orphan Brigade" and later major general of the Third Brigade of the Kentucky Division. Most of the letters were written to Osborne's father, mother and sisters during his years of service in the Civil War. He recounted experiences of camp--loneliness, pastimes and privation--that were common to many young men who served in the war. One letter written...
Dates:
1852 - 1899; Acquisition: 1984-08-06
Townsend Room Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2016A047
Scope and Contents
This collection consists mostly of single items that were a part of the Townsend Room Collections that were purchased or donated. Some items still have the purchase information attached, and this was left in the enclosure. The subjects included in the collection include slavery, politics, business affairs, legal issues, family and genealogy. Because of the varied nature of the materials they were divided by type and inventoried individually.
Dates:
1794 - 1930
White Hall Historical Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2023A013
Scope and Contents
This collection holds a wide range of history relating to the Clay family and White Hall. Both original letters and copies of Clay family correspondence can be found here. The bulk of the correspondence is from Cassius M. Clay or written to Mary Jane Clay, but there are also letters from Laura Clay, Brutus J. Clay, and others. Contracts, deeds, and wills of the Clay family can be found as well, most of which are from Green Clay in Madison County. In addition to this, books belonging to...
Dates:
1787 - 2011; Majority of material found within 1820 - 1925; Acquisition: 2023-08-22