Alfred Shelby papers, 1831-1852
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Alfred Shelby papers, 1831-1852
- Creator
- Shelby, Alfred, 1804-1832.
- Extent
- 51 pieces
- Subjects
- Shelby, Alfred, 1804-1832.
- Shelby, Isaac, 1750-1826.
- Traveller's Rest (Homestead: Lincoln County, Ky.)
- Law reports, digests, etc.--Kentucky--Lincoln County.
- Lincoln County (Ky.).
- Reports
- Wills
- Drawing
- Farmers
- Arrangement
- Arranged chronologically.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- Farmer. Alfred Shelby, the youngest child of governor Isaac Shelby, inherited his father's farm, "Traveler's Rest", in Lincoln County, upon the death of the former governor.
- Scope and Content
- This collection consists of suits in the Chancery Court among the heirs of Alfred Shelby. The suits concerning Alfred Shelby's estate include copies of his will, a drawing of the Shelby family holdings in Lincoln County, divisions of the land, slaves and reports and other legal documents.
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