McConochie, James Robert (ca. 1786-1853) Papers, 1812-1869

Held by The Filson Historical Society 

Creator:  McConochie, James Robert, c. 1786-1853 

Title:  Papers, 1812-1869 

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 M129 

Scope and Content Note 

Papers include correspondence, 1825-1853, regarding McConochie’s family and business affairs; legal papers, 1837-1853; land papers, 1812-1851; bills and receipts, 1825-1853, primarily regarding his medical practice; slave papers, 1817-1853; and will and estate records, 1853-1869. 

Biographical Note 

James Robert McConochie (ca. 1786-1853), was a Scottish-American poet and physician of Louisville, Ky. 

Folder List 

Box 1 

1 Correspondence, 1825-1836.

2 Correspondence, 1838-1845.

3 Correspondence, 1846-1847.

4 Correspondence, 1848.

5 Correspondence, 1849-1853 and n.d. 

6 Legal papers, 1837-1845.

7 Land papers, 1812-1835.

8 Land papers, 1836-1851.

9 Bills and receipts, 1825-1831.

10 Bills and receipts, 1832-1853 and n.d.

11 Slave papers-bills of sale, notes, hiring agreements, 1817-1853 and n.d.

12 Elijah Thompson v. James Robert McConochie, 1853.

13 J. R. McConochie will and estate papers, 1853-1869.