Morgan Linville papers, 1765-1807

Descriptive Summary

Title
Morgan Linville papers, 1765-1807
Creator
Linville, Morgan.
Extent
63 pieces.
Subjects
Bryan, Joseph.
Linville, Morgan.
Linville family.
Hughes, Thomas.
Frontier and pioneer life--Kentucky--Bourbon County.
Slave records--Kentucky--Bourbon County.
Bourbon County (Ky.)--History.
Notes (financial)
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Finding Aid Author
Processed by: Archives Staff ; machine-readable finding aid created by:Eric Weig
Repository
University of Kentucky

Collection Overview

Scope and Content
This collection contains the business and family papers of Morgan Linville of Bourbon County, Kentucky. The family letters are from relatives in North Carolina and Kentucky. The business records are correspondence, agreements, promissory notes from Joseph Bryan and others, tax receipts signed by Thomas Hughes and a slave bill of sale for a girl named Juda, age 13.

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