Harding, John Papers, 1859-1914
Held by The Filson Historical Society
Creator: Harding, John
Title: Papers, 1859-1914
Rights: For information regarding literary and copyright interest for these papers, contact the Collections Department.
Size of Collection: 2.66 cubic feet
Location Number: Mss. A H263
Scope and Content Note
Collection consists of correspondence, 1859-1914, with his family and friends while a student at Georgetown, Ky., and Franklin College, Franklin, Ind., during the Civil War; letters from his father, Aaron Harding, lawyer of Greensburg, Ky., who served as a Union Democrat from Ky. in the U.S. Congress, 1861-1867; letters, 1865, relative to the Taylor Petroleum and Mining Co.; letters and certificates relating to breeding of horses; contract, 1865 Feb. 13, agreeing to form a petroleum and mining company; English compositions and manuscript poems, 1899-1911; letters, 1895, of Sallie Ward Downs to Mary Harding; legal papers, 1881-1890, of John Harding as attorney for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Co. in Henry County, Ky.; accounts, 1864, 1897-1900, 1906; contract, 1896, of John Harding and his father-in-law, George F. Downs, with W. T. Hanks, contractor, for building a two story addition to a dwelling house on Harding’s farm in Henry County, accompanied by statements of accounts and receipts for expenses of building, 1896-1898; and promissory notes in favor of the Bank of Commerce, Louisville, Ky., signed by Harding and G. F. Downs, 1897-1898.
The collection also includes the papers of George F. Downs (1814-1908), merchant and landowner of Louisville, and later Pleasureville, and fourth husband of Sallie Ward Downs. Included is correspondence, 1897-1908, chiefly about the care of his real estate in Louisville, but including letters from his stepson J. W. Hunt, Mary Margaret Hunt, John T. Moore, Samuel Casseday, and R. T. Durrett; statements of account for upkeep of real estate in Louisville and personal expenses, 1896-1908; tax notices and receipts, 1902-1905, on real property in Louisville; notes, 1891-1895, of Downs in favor of Kentucky and Louisville Mutual Insurance Co.; eleven volumes of memorandum books, 1846-1878; five volumes of account books, 1866-1895; and four volumes of bank books of the Western Financial Corporation, 1866-1879.
Biographical Note
John Harding was a lawyer and a stock breeder of Pleasureville, Ky. He studied at Georgetown, Ky. and at Franklin College in Franklin, Ind. He was a member of the Taylor Petroleum and Mining Co. and served as attorney for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Co. in Henry County, Ky.
Folder List
Box 1
1 John Harding correspondence, 1859.
2 John Harding correspondence, 1860.
3 John Harding correspondence, 1861 Jan.-June.
4 John Harding correspondence, 1861 July-Dec.
5 John Harding correspondence, 1862 Jan.-June.
6 John Harding correspondence, 1862 July-Dec.
7 John Harding correspondence, 1863 Jan.-June.
8 John Harding correspondence, 1863 Sept.-Dec.
9 John Harding correspondence, 1864.
10 John Harding correspondence, 1865.
Box 2
11 John Harding correspondence, 1866 Jan.-June.
12 John Harding correspondence, 1866 July-Dec.
13 John Harding correspondence, 1867.
14 John Harding correspondence, 1885-1897.
15 John Harding correspondence, 1902-1914.
16 John Harding correspondence, n.d.
17Correspondenceto Mary Harding from Sallie Ward and George F. Downs, 1895.
18 John Harding English compositions, 1862.
19 Contract to form a petroleum and mining company, 1865 Feb. 13.
20 John Harding horse papers.
21 John Harding poems.
Box 3
22 John Harding legal papers: G. W. Abbott v. L. & N. Railroad Co., 1882-1883.
23 John Harding legal papers: G. W. Abbott v. L. & N. Railroad Co., 1882-1883.
24 John Harding legal papers: William Adams v. L. & N. Railroad Co., 1884-1885.
25 John Harding legal papers: A. S. Adcock v. L. & N. Railroad Co., 1883.
26 John Harding legal papers: Albin Barrickman v. L. & N. Railroad Co., 1885-1886.
27 John Harding legal papers: H. T.Batterton v. L. & N. Railroad Co., 1882-1883.
28 John Harding legal papers: Henry N. Brewer v. L. & N. Railroad Co., 1884.
29 John Harding legal papers: Carey Brown v. L. & N. Railroad Co., 1889.
30 John Harding legal papers: W. A. Browning v. L. & N. Railroad Co., 1888.
31 John Harding legal papers: Browning and Snell grove v. L. & N. Railroad Co., 1888.
32 John Harding legal papers: Benjamin O. Bryant v. Louisville, Cincinnati &Lexington Railway Co., 1881-1882.
33 John Harding legal papers: John Boyer v. L. & N. Railroad Co., 1882-1883.
34 John Harding legal papers: Caseldine and Martin v. L. & N. Railroad Co., 1885.
35 John Harding legal papers: Dr. W. T. Coblinv. C. H. Price, 1887.
36 John Harding legal papers: William J. Coglev. L. & N. Railroad Co., 1883-1884.
37 John Harding legal papers: F. B. Coons v. L. & N. Railroad Co., 1882-1883.
38 John Harding legal papers: Doyle, etc. v. L. & N. Railroad Co., 1885.
39 John Harding legal papers: Eminence Town taxes.
40 John Harding legal papers: L. & N. Railroad Co. v. Fible and Crabb, 1889-1890.
Box 4
41 John Harding legal papers: William Force v. L. & N. Railroad Co., 1885.
42 John Harding legal papers: R. W.Gordenv. L. & N. Railroad Co., 1889.
43 John Harding legal papers: J. W. Hays v. L. & N. Railroad Co., 1886.
44 John Harding legal papers: Fee bill of W. W. Turner, clerk of Henry County Court, for recording leases, 1888.
45 Henry County taxes, 1884-1885.
46 John Harding legal papers: W. O. Jones et al. v. L. & N. Railroad Co., 1885.
47 John Harding legal papers: Commonwealth of Kentucky v. L. & N. Railroad Co.,1885-1887.
48 John Harding legal papers: Thomas Lee v. L. & N. Railroad Co., 1887.
49 Claim of Nannie Majors of Sulphur for water damage, 1886.
50 John Harding legal papers: P. B. Martin v. L. & N. Railroad Co., 1883-1884.
51 John Harding legal papers: W. A. Massie v. L. & N. Railroad Co., 1887-1888.
52 John Harding legal papers: Abner J. Morris v. L. & N. Railroad Co., 188?
53 John Harding legal papers: William M. Oliver v. L. & N. Railroad Co.,n.d.
54 John Harding legal papers: Lucy Parker v. L. & N. Railroad Co., 1890.
55 John Harding legal papers: Ordinance of the town of Pleasureville requiring the trains to run slowly, 1889.
56 John Harding legal papers: Pollard and Martin v. L. & N. Railroad Co., 1887-1889.
57 John Harding legal papers: R. N. Powell v. L. & N. Railroad Co., 1885.
58 John Harding legal papers: Mrs. Power et al. v. L. & N. Railroad Co., 1884-1885.
59 John Harding legal papers: Abe Pylesv. L. & N. Railroad Co., 1885.
Box 5
60 John Harding legal papers: L. & N. Railroad Co. v. J. B. and J. M.Ransdell,1884-1886.
61 John Harding legal papers: Wash Roberts v. L. & N. Railroad Co., 1890.
62 John Harding legal papers: R. P. Samuels v. L. & N. Railroad Co., 1890.
63 John Harding legal papers: Peter Laylor v. Louisville, Cincinnati, and Lexington Railway Co., 1882.
64 John Harding legal papers: A. B. Schooler v. L. & N. Railroad Co., 1885.
65 John Harding legal papers: Levy B. Scott v. L. & N. Railroad Co., 1886.
66 John Harding legal papers: Richard L. Shouse v. L. & N. Railroad Co., 1882-1889.
67 John Harding legal papers: Isaac M. Smith v. L. & N. Railroad Co., 1881-1883.
68 John Harding legal papers: L. and R. M. Smith v. L. & N. Railroad Co., 1885-1886.
69 John Harding legal papers: George Snellgrove v. L. & N. Railroad Co., 1886-1889.
70 John Harding legal papers: John B. Todd v. A. G. Smith, 1881-1882.
71 John Harding legal papers: concerning taxes for the town of Turner’s Station, Ky., 1886-1887.
72 John Harding legal papers: N. D. Tyler v. L. & N. Railroad Co., 1890.
73 John Harding legal papers: Richard Webb v. L. & N. Railroad Co., 1885.
74 John Harding legal papers: T. C. Wingfield v. L. & N. Railroad Co., 1887.
75 John Harding legal papers: miscellaneous.
76 Legal memorandum book, 1906-1910.Deed book for Louisville property. Marriage contract. Harding family genealogical notes.
Box 6
77 John Harding accounts, 1864-1906.
78 Contract, statements of account, and receipts for expenses of building an addition to Hardings’s house, 1896-1898.
79 Promissory notes, deposit slips, and canceled checks with the Bank of Commerce,1897-1904.
80 George F. Downs notes with the Kentucky and Louisville Mutual Insurance Co.,1891-1895.Receipts, 1901. Notices of calls on premiums, 1907.
81 George F. Downs accounts, 1896-1897.
82 George F. Downs accounts, 1898.
83 George F. Downs accounts, 1899.
84 George F. Downs accounts, 1900-1908.
85 George F. Downs tax notices and tax receipts on real property in Louisville, 1902-1905.
Box 7
86 George F. Downs correspondence, 1897.
87 George F. Downs correspondence, 1898.
88 George F. Downs correspondence, 1899.
89 George F. Downs correspondence, 1900.
90 George F. Downs correspondence, 1901-1907.
91 George F. Downs account book, 1866 Aug. 27-1882 Mar. 17.
92 George F. Downs account book, 1882 Feb. 28-1892.
93 George F. Downs account book, 1882 Apr. 6-1892.
94 George F. Downs account book, 1891 Jan. 23-1895 Nov. 1.
Box 8
95 George F. Downs account with William Gaulbert for groceries, 1872-1876.
96 George F. Downs bank account book, 1866-1870.
97 George F. Downs bank account book, 1870-1871.
98 George F. Downs bank account book, 1874-1877.
99 George F. Downs bank account book, 1877-1879.
100 George F. Downs memorandum book, 1846-1864.
101 George F. Downs memorandum book, 1860-1875.
102 George F. Downs memorandum book, 1861-1863.
103 George F. Downs memorandum book, 1864-1865.
104 George F. Downs memorandum book, 1865-1873.
105 George F. Downs memorandum book, 1866-1874.
106 George F. Downs memorandum book, 1874-1878.
107 George F. Downs memorandum book, 1867-1872.
108 George F. Downs memorandum book, 1870-1873.
109 George F. Downs memorandum book, 1872-1873.
110 George F. Downs memorandum book, 1875.
