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Commonwealth Of Kentucky V. John, A Slave (Sc 3653), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2022

Commonwealth Of Kentucky V. John, A Slave (Sc 3653), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3653. Record from the Warren County (Kentucky) Equity and Criminal Court, of John, a slave, charged with the murder of Harriet Porter, the wife of his owner Uriah Porter. After being convicted in Allen County, John was granted a new trial at which he was acquitted.


The Spartacus Rebellion, More Than A Slave Revolt, Gavin J. Maziarz Aug 2022

The Spartacus Rebellion, More Than A Slave Revolt, Gavin J. Maziarz

The Gettysburg Historical Journal

The Spartacus Revolt is commonly known for its titular leader, whose deeds have been romanticized in movies and other media. While Hollywood has led many to believe Spartacus was a revolutionary leader working to end slavery in the Roman Empire, this is not an accurate characterization. However, that does not mean that the Spartacus Revolt was nothing more than a historical footnote, although not for its leader. In fact, the revolt should be seen as a revolt of a middle class of veterans in the Roman Empire who wanted greater social standing than the end of the Social War had …


Warren County, Kentucky - Court Records (Mss 739), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Aug 2022

Warren County, Kentucky - Court Records (Mss 739), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 739. Various records of the Warren County, Kentucky Court relating to roads, bridges, wills and estates, land boundaries, taxation, stray animals, and other matters of law and local government. Most date from the first half of the 19th century.


Steen, Jennifer (Hines), B. 1949 - Collector (Mss 738), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2022

Steen, Jennifer (Hines), B. 1949 - Collector (Mss 738), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 738. Genealogical data, family papers and photographs collected by Jennifer (Hines) Steen on the Hines, Duncan, Covington and Nicholls families of Kentucky, and related families.


Hobson, Edward Henry, 1825-1901 (Mss 736), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2022

Hobson, Edward Henry, 1825-1901 (Mss 736), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 736. Photocopied correspondence of Brigadier General Edward H. Hobson of Greensburg, Kentucky. Letters from his family in Bowling Green, Kentucky, fellow soldiers, colleagues and citizens of Greensburg cover his Mexican War and Civil War service, his business ventures, and attempts to win political office. Includes Hobson's memoranda of actions against Confederate raider John Hunt Morgan in 1864, a list of prisoners taken from Morgan's and other brigades, and a letter from Hobson's nephew deploring an 1892 lynching in Bowling Green, Kentucky (Click on "Additional Files" below).


Gettysburg Historical Journal 2022 Jan 2022

Gettysburg Historical Journal 2022

The Gettysburg Historical Journal

Complete Issue of the Gettysburg Historical Journal 2022