Green Family Papers, 1822-1900
Held by The Filson Historical Society
Creator: Green Family
Title: Papers, 1822-1900
Rights: For information regarding literary and copyright interest for these papers, contact the Collections Department.
Size of Collection: 1 cubic foot
Location Number: Mss. A G796a
Scope and Content Note
Collection primarily comprised of correspondence between the Green family and the Ruggles family of New England. Correspondence reveals attitudes about women; discusses health and medical conditions; manners and customs; and travel conditions by both land and water. Some significant information about slaves, weather conditions, religious views, dental problems, and attitudes toward dreams. Throughout there is some news and discussion of politics and current events, Cuba, Kanawha Salines, steamboats, Ind., Ohio, Pa., N.Y., Boston, and Roxbury, Mass., economic and mercantile conditions, education, and other matters pertaining to children. A letter written by Hector Green on the eve of the Civil War to his son, John Williams Green clearly states the position of many Kentuckians on Abraham Lincoln and secession.
Folder List
Box 1
1 Correspondence, 1822-1823.
2 Correspondence, 1824-1829.
3 Correspondence, 1830-1831.
4 Correspondence, 1832 Jan.-July.
5 Correspondence, 1832 Aug.-Oct.
6 Correspondence, 1832 Nov.-Dec.
7 Correspondence, 1833 Jan.-Feb.
8 Correspondence, 1833 Mar.-May.
Box 2
9 Correspondence, 1833 June-July.
10 Correspondence, 1833 Aug.-Sept.
11 Correspondence, 1833 Oct.
12 Correspondence, 1833 Nov.-Dec.
13 Correspondence, 1834.
14 Correspondence, 1835 June-1837 Dec.
15 Correspondence, 1838 Feb.-1839 Nov.
16 Correspondence, 1840.
17 Correspondence, 1841 Feb.-1842 Dec.
Box 3
18 Correspondence, 1843-1848.
19 Correspondence, 1850-1856
20 Correspondence, 1857-1900.
21 Correspondence, n.d.
22 Miscellaneous writings.
23 Poetry.
24 Receipts, 1832-1855.
25 Legal papers, 1854.
26 Photographs.
27 Miscellaneous.
