Transcript of land records, 1798-1894
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Transcript of land records, 1798-1894
- Creator
- Bledsoe, Moses.
- Extent
- 101 leaves
- Subjects
- Bledsoe, Jesse.
- January, Thomas.
- Land tenure--Kentucky.
- Mortgages--Kentucky.
- Judicial process--Kentucky.
- Court records--Kentucky--Fayette County.
- Deeds--Kentucky.
- Lexington (Ky.)--History.
- Affidavits
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Scope and Content
- These materials are comprised of typed transcripts of court records relating to land in Fayette County (Ky.) sold by Bledsoe to Thomas, January 1798 and subsequently to other parties. These records trace the history of ownership of land from 1798 until 1894. Included are general and special warrantees, deeds, deeds in trust, and affidavits concerning the land in question. Also present is a black/white photographic portrait of Jesse Bledsoe, who may have been a relative of Moses Bledsoe.
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