Manuscript Database - Subject: Bullitt, A. Scott (Alexander Scott), 1877-1932
Bullitt, A. Scott (Alexander Scott), 1877-1932
Bullitt Family Papers - Oxmoor Collection, 1683-2003. 164 cu.ft.Scott was the son of Thomas W. and Annie Logan Bullitt. His papers consist of correspondence dated 1886-1932 mostly with his brother William and regarding his days at Princeton and Harvard, politics, prohibition, and his health.(634-635) Also among Scott's correspondence there were letters between William Marshall Bullitt and Scott's wife Dorothy re: Scott's death and his estate, as well as family news.(636-641) His papers also consist of copies of his will, a speech made by John H. Whallen, newspaper clippings dated 1898-1969, and miscellaneous papers including his wedding invitation and a scrapbook of clippings, letters, and memorabilia he kept from 1898-1902.(642-653a) There were letters and references to Scott in his mother Annie Bullitt's correspondence dated 24 June 1921 and undated. (61-62) There were letters to and from Scott in his uncle Henry M. Bullitt's correspondence dated 5 October 1900, 4 March 1901, 24 December 1901, and July 1902 re: family and political news and legal issues. (123) There were references and letters to and from Scott in his father Thomas W. Bullitt's correspondence dated 1881 and 7 February 1900. (305-306) Scott was mentioned in his aunt Mary Cummins' will dated 18 July 1928 and his aunt Mirah Logan's wills dated 16 May 1895, 7 July 1906, and 6 November 1912, and papers re: the settlement of her estate.(440,539-541) Scott was mentioned in his aunt Agatha Marshall's correspondence in letters dated 12 February 1877 and 5 March 1882.(549-550) Correspondence dated 1913-1932 between Scott, his siblings, his aunt Mary Cummins, and others re: his mother Annie Bullitt's health, death, and estate.(654-663,680) Scott was mentioned in his brother Keith Bullitt's correspondence dated 1898, 1919, 1921-1923, 1927-1928, and 1931-1932.(698-699,701,704-706) Scott was mentioned in the correspondence of his sister- in-law Nora Bullitt in letters dated June 1913, 1924, and December 1927.(771,773,781, 793) Scott was mentioned in his son Stimson's correspondence dated 1936-1956.(889-890) There were references and letters to Scott in his father Thomas W. Bullitt's correspondence in letters dated 1 February 1877 re: his birth, 5 April 1881, 10 May 1887, 13 August 1889, 12 February 1892, 24 February 1894, 15 October 1894, and 1895-1900.(898,904,911-912,920,924, 926-931,935,940-941) Thomas W. Bullitt mentioned his uncle Scott's illness and death in his diary entries dated 11 March and 16 April 1932.(1149) Correspondence between Scott and his brother William Marshall Bullitt dated April-July 1900, October-December 1926, March- April 1932, and October 1934 re: his illness and death.(1391,1456-1457,1471,1478) In William's diary dated 1932 he gave a very detailed description of his brother Scott's last days and his death. (1712) There were letters to and from Scott in his brother William's business correspondence dated 1913 and 1916 re: various legal cases.(1778,1914) Scott's name appeared in a bound volume of record for the 1905 Louisville Election cases. (2270) In William Marshall Bullitt's scrapbooks dated 1892-1894 he enclosed several clippings re: his brother Scott Bullitt and his years at Princeton, and 1907-1909 re: his political career.(2691,2694,2696-2697) Correspondence between Scott and his cousin James S. Chenoweth dated 1901 re: various legal matters Scott handled for him and family news.(2700) There were letters to and from Scott in an abstract of his father Thomas W. Bullitt's correspondence dated 1888-1908. (2717) There were letters dated 1917-1918 to and from Scott in the correspondence re: the Union National Bank. (2731) Scott was mentioned in the letters and papers dated 1905-1928 re: Fidelity Trust Co. stock.(2741) Scott's will and estate were mentioned in letters and papers dated 1951-1958 re: his brother Jim's suit against the Citizen's Fidelity Bank concerning the settlement of their mother Annie Bullitt's estate. Included in these papers are copies of Scott's will and a codicil to his will.(2833-2842) Letter dated 1919 from Scott to William Marshall Bullitt re: the murder of their cousin Henrietta Bullitt Dewey. (2879) Letter dated 1915 from Agatha Grabisch to her brother Scott re: her life in Germany during World War I and her husband's experiences in the German army. (2883) There were letters to and from Scott dated 1924-1926 re: James Chenoweth et. al vs. Annie L. Bullitt et. al. The Chenoweth heirs brought this suit questioning the validity of Henry M. Bullitt's will and to whom his Oxmoor land should rightfully go to. (3049-3050,3052, 3054-3055) There were letters to and from Scott dated 1912-1923 re: taxes on the Oxmoor property. (3156) There were letters to and from Scott in a bound volume of correspondence re: the Oxmoor cemetery dated 1906-1932.(3181) There were letters to and from and references to Scott in his sister Mirah's correspondence dated 1910-1932.(3244,3246)
Bullitt, A. Scott (Alexander Scott), 1877-1932
Bullitt Family Papers - Oxmoor Collection, Additional Papers, 1920-1968. 4 cu.ft.Thomas and Nora Bullitt mention the illness and death of their uncle Scott Bullitt in letters dated March-April 1932.