Bullitt-Chenoweth Family Additional Papers, 1817-1949

Held by The Filson Historical Society 

Creator:  Bullitt-Chenoweth Family 

Title:  Additional Papers, 1817-1949 

Rights: For information regarding literary and copyright interest for these papers, contact the Collections Department. 

Size of Collection:  0.33 cubic feet 

Location Number:  Mss. A B937b 

Scope and Content Note 

Letters and papers from the Bullitt-Chenoweth families. Letters include correspondence from family members who were in Union prisons during the Civil War. Papers include some wills and other estate papers. There are also some newspaper clippings and genealogical charts. 

Biographical Note 

The Bullitt and Chenoweth families were connected by marriage. Helen Martin Bullitt married Dr. Henry Chenoweth in 1855. 

Folder List 

Folder 1: Correspondence 1817 – 1845. 

Folder 2: Correspondence 1854 – 1859. 

Folder 3: Correspondence 1860 – 1867. 

Folder 4: Correspondence and Legal Papers 1876 – 1896. 

Folder 5: Correspondence and Legal Papers 1902 – 1949. 

Folder 6: Miscellaneous Papers and Newspaper Clippings.