Julian-Page Family Papers, 1831-1991

Collection held by The Filson Historical Society 

 

Creator: Julian-Page Family 

Title: Papers, 1831-1991 

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

Size of Collection:  .33 cu. ft. 

Location Number:  Mss. A J94 

 

Scope and Content Note   

The papers of Henry Saint Julian (b. 1815) and his brother-in-law Thomas Scudder Page (1800-1877). Julian worked at a bank in Louisville, and the correspondence is a mixture of banking business and family correspondence. Thomas Page correspondence is a mixture of business and family correspondence. There are some personal ledgers from H S Julian and an oversized broadside from Thomas S. Page’s bankruptcy sale in 1863.  Other subjects of interest include letters discussing slaves, deaths of family members, and the politics of the day. 

 

Historical/Biographical Note 

Henry Saint Julian was a banker in Louisville from the 1930s to the 1860s. The collection includes correspondence from many friends and relatives. Thomas Scudder Page was a brother-in-law of Henry Saint Julian, and many letters in the collection were written by him. Also included in the collection is a broadside from the bankruptcy sale of Thomas S. Page after he was caught embezzling state money. 

 

Folder List  

Folder 1: Correspondence, 1831-1849. 

Folder 2: Correspondence, 1850-1859. 

Folder 3: Correspondence, 1860-1865. 

Folder 4: Correspondence, 1937-1941. 

Folder 5: Genealogy, undated. 

Folder 6: Misc. material – personal ledgers, ticket stubs, etc., 1861-1919.  

Folder 7: Broadside (Oversized), undated. 

 

Subject Headings 

Broadsides – Kentucky. 

Havergal, Frances Ridley, 1836-1879. 

Lutheran Church – Kentucky. 

Lutheran church buildings – Kentucky. 

Religion. 

Theater – Religious aspects. 

World War, 1914-1918. 

World War, 1939-1945 – Chaplains.