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Held by The Filson Historical Society 

Creator: Brown, Eli Huston, III 

Title:  Papers, 1773-1941 

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

Size of Collection:  3.66 cubic feet 

Location Number:  Mss. A B877 

Scope and Content Note 

Collection consists of papers of the Brown, Stone, Lapsley, and allied families. Included are papers of Eli H. Brown, Jr., consisting of correspondence, 1889-1941, genealogical correspondence, 1910-1935, receipts, 1920-1923, and miscellaneous material; papers of John Stone, consisting of correspondence, 1773-1808, a notebook, 1780, legal papers, 1769-1813, land papers, 1779-1813, receipts, 1777-1835, and memoranda; and papers of Eli H. Stone, consisting of correspondence, 1812-1841, a ciphering book, 1804, legal papers, 1797-1825, land papers, 1801-1844, receipts, 1813-1844, essays, and miscellaneous material. Also included is correspondence of the Stone, Stephens, and Lapsley families, 1801-1893; Stone family legal papers, 1810-1887, notes and receipts, 1801-1888; papers, 1812-1842, of Samuel Lapsley, including estate papers; small groups of papers of Thomas Heady, William E. Minor, and Logan C. Murray; and genealogical material about the Stone, Dorsey, Crittenden, Stephens, Logan, and Allen families. 

Biographical Note 

1906 Born in Owensboro, Ky. 

Graduated from Transylvania University. 

Elected to the state legislature and began the practice of law in Bardstown. 

Married Rose McKnight Crittenden of Frankfort. 

Elected Speaker of the Kentucky House of Representatives. 

Elected to the State Board of Prison Commissioners. 

Eli Huston Brown died in 1974. 

Folder List 

Box 1 

1 Eli Brown correspondence, 1889-1914.

2 Eli Brown correspondence, 1915-1916.

3 Eli Brown correspondence,1917 Jan.-Mar.

4 Eli Brown correspondence, 1917 Apr.-June.

5 Eli Brown correspondence, 1917 July-Dec.

6 Eli Brown correspondence, 1919-1920.

7 Eli Brown correspondence, 1921.

8 Eli Brown correspondence, 1922.

9 Eli Brown correspondence, 1923.

10 Eli Brown correspondence, 1924.

11 Eli Brown correspondence, 1925-1941.

12 Eli Brown correspondence, n.d.

13 Eli Brown commission, 1915 Dec. 21.

Box 2 

14 Genealogical correspondence: Stone, Stephens, Dorsey, and Crittenden families,1910.

15 Genealogical correspondence: Stone, Stephens, Dorsey, and Crittenden families,1911-1912.

16 Genealogical correspondence: Stone, Stephens, Dorsey and Crittenden families,1913-1916.

17 Genealogical correspondence: Stone, Stephens, Dorsey, and Crittenden families,1916-1929.

18 Genealogical correspondence: Stone, Stephens, Dorsey, and Crittenden families,1930.

19 Genealogical correspondence: Stone, Stephens, Dorsey, and Crittenden families,1931.

20 Genealogical correspondence, Stone, Stephens, Dorsey, and Crittenden families,1932-1935.

21 Eli Brown receipts, 1920-1923.

22 Eli Brown. Four Minute Men News.Certificate to Brown for his service on the Four Minute Man Committee.

23 Mary H. S. Robertson estate papers (copies).

24 Maps and pamphlets.

Box 3 

25 Eli Brown newspaper clippings.

26 Eli Brown newspaper clippings.

27 Eli Brown miscellaneous.

28 Eli Brown miscellaneous.

29 Eli Brown miscellaneous.

30 Eli Brown miscellaneous.

31 John Stone correspondence, 1773-1808.

32 John Stone notebook, 1780;Account of the Stone papers in the Courier-Journal, 1898.

Box 4 

33 John Stone legal papers, 1769-1799.

34 John Stone legal papers, 1800-1813.

35 John Stone land papers, 1779-1813.

36 John Stone receipts, 1777-1799.

37 John Stone receipts, 1802-1835.

38 John Stone memoranda.

39 John Stone fragments.

40 Eli H. Stone correspondence, 1812-1841.

41 Eli H. Stone ciphering book, 1804 Oct. 2.

42 Eli H. Stone legal papers, 1797-1825.

43 Eli H. Stone land papers, 1801-1844.

44 Eli H. Stone receipts, 1813-1844.

Box 5 

45 Eli H. Stone essays, n.d.

46 Eli H. Stone license, commission, and certificate.

47 Eli H. Stone miscellaneous.

48 Eli H. Stone fragments.

49 Stone-Stephens-Lapsley correspondence, 1814-1826.

50 Stone-Stephens-Lapsley correspondence, 1830-1836.

51 Stone-Stephens-Lapsley correspondence, 1837.

52 Stone-Stephens-Lapsley correspondence, 1838.

53 Stone-Stephens-Lapsley correspondence, 1839 Jan.-June.

54 Stone-Stephens-Lapsley correspondence, 1839 July-Dec.

55 Stone-Stephens-Lapsley correspondence, 1840-1841.

56 Stone-Stephens-Lapsley correspondence, 1843-1849.

57 Stone-Stephens-Lapsley correspondence, 1850-1855.

58 Stone-Stephens-Lapsley correspondence, 1856.

59 Stone-Stephens-Lapsley correspondence, 1857.

60 Stone-Stephens-Lapsley correspondence, 1858.

Box 6 

61 Stone-Stephens-Lapsley correspondence, 1859.

62 Stone-Stephens-Lapsley correspondence, 1860.

63 Stone-Stephens-Lapsley correspondence, 1863-1865.

64 Stone-Stephens-Lapsley correspondence, 1868

65 Stone-Stephens-Lapsley correspondence, 1870-1874.

66 Stone-Stephens-Lapsley correspondence, 1877-1893.

67 Stone-Stephens-Lapsley correspondence, n.d.

68 Stone family legal papers, 1810-1887.

69 Stone family bills, notes, and receipts, 1801-1836.

70 Stone family bills, notes, and receipts, 1837-1886, and n.d.

71 Stone family miscellaneous.

Box 7 

72 Samuel Lapsley letter and miscellaneous, 1812-1815.

73 Samuel Lapsley estate papers, 1815-1819.

74 Samuel Lapsley commission, 1812 Aug. 18.

75 Samuel Lapsley receipts, 1814-1842.

76 Samuel Lapsley fragments.

77 James D. Gilman v. James B. Stone.

78 Fragments.

79 Thomas Heady will, 1799, and estate papers.

80 William E. Minor survey, 1871.

81 Thomas Huston. Two estimates of arms, etc., for the 62nd regiment of theKentucky militia, 1824 and n.d.

82 Logan C. Murray correspondence, 1880-1922.

83 Logan C. Murray miscellaneous.

Box 8 

84 Stone family genealogy.

85 Stone family genealogy.

86 Stone family genealogy.

87 Stone family genealogy.

88 Stone family genealogy.

89 Mary H. S. Robertson will.

Box 9 

90 Dorsey family genealogy.

91 Dorsey family genealogy.

92 Dorsey family genealogy.

93 Dorsey family genealogy.

94 Crittenden family genealogy.

95 Crittenden family genealogy.

Box 10 

96 Crittenden family genealogy.

97 Crittenden family genealogy.

98 Crittenden family genealogy.

99 Crittenden family genealogy.

100 Stephens family genealogy.

101 Stephens family genealogy.

102 Logan family genealogy.

103 Allen family genealogy.

Box 11 

104 Pamphlet: Some emigrants to Virginia. 

105 Genealogy: The Stone family of the Northern Neck of Virginia and Kentucky. (a-e) Five copies. 

106 Envelopes and stamps. 

Held by The Filson Historical Society 

Creator:  Bodley, Temple, 1852-1940 

Title:  Papers, 1614-1910 

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

Size of Collection:  15 cubic feet 

Location Number:  Mss. A B668 

Scope and Content Note 

Contains personal papers, 1877-1940, and collected materials. Includes Bodley’s private letterbooks, 1877-1914; correspondence, 1881-1940, with his research assistants, publishers, and others concerning his historical pursuits; correspondence, 1926-1931, about his life of George Rogers Clark; writings, including articles on Clark, the parcel post, the park system of Louisville, and the history of Goebelism; manuscripts of his History of Kentucky (1928), Our First Great West (1938), Louisiana Expedition (1933), Our Nation’s Paramount Problem (1939), and What We Owe France (n.d.); material relating to William Goebel and Ky. politics in his time, including articles on the history of Goebelism by Richard W. Knott; material relating to Colonel Andrew Cowan and the Louisville park system, including Cowan’s papers read before the Conversation Club, 1913, and Cowan’s scrapbooks of clippings about his career; transcripts of source material concerning the history of the West during the Revolution and the career and services of George Rogers Clark, including copies of the Pontalba Papers from the Louisiana Historical Society [click to view PDF of transcript], and accompanied by an index alphabetically and chronologically arranged (12 v.); reviews of Bodley’s books; and printed materials relating to George Rogers Clark. A group of letters, 1856, to Bodley’s father, William Stewart Bodley, concerns the presidential campaign of Millard Fillmore and Andrew Jackson Donelson. 

Biographical Note 

Temple Bodley was born in Louisville in 1852. He attended the University of Virginia and the University of Louisville School of Law where he graduated in 1875. He went on to practice law from which he retired in 1903. He then turned his talents to writing history. He wrote a biography of George Rogers Clark and a history of Kentucky. He died in 1940 and was buried in Cave Hill Cemetery. For more information consult the Kentucky Encyclopedia. 

Folder List 

item 1 Letterbook, 1877 Mar. 3-1888 Mar. 20. 

item 2 Letterbook, 1888 Dec. 20-1898 May 14. 

item 3 Not received. 

item 4 Letterbook, 1899 Jan. 27-1902 May 17. 

item 5 Letterbook, 1902 May 27-1914 Dec. 12. 

6 Statement about the formation of the Bodley’s collection of transcripts of sourcematerials concerning the history of the West during the Revolution and the careerof George Rogers Clark. Explanation of references in the General Index. List of papers to be given to The Filson Club. List of papers in a trunk at Bassett Ave. 

6a Memorabilia.

7 Letters to William Stewart Bodley, father of Temple, about the presidentialcampaign of Millard Fillmore and Andrew Jackson Donelson, nominees of theAmerican Party, 1856. 

8 Correspondence, 1881-1910.

9 Correspondence, 1911-1924.

10 Correspondence, 1926-1927.

11 Correspondence, 1928 Jan.-June.

12 Correspondence, 1928 July-Dec.

13 Correspondence, 1929.

14 Correspondence, 1930.

15 Correspondence, 1931-1932.

16 Correspondence, 1933-1934.

17 Correspondence, 1935-1936.

17a Correspondence, 1937-1939.

18 Canceled checks, 1910-1911.

Box 2 

19 Correspondence with Mrs. Minnie G. Cook, 1906.

20 Correspondence with Mrs. Minnie G. Cook, 1907-1908.

21 Correspondence with Mrs. Minnie G. Cook, 1910 Mar.-May.

22 Correspondence with Mrs. Minnie G. Cook, 1910 June.

23 Correspondence with Mrs. Minnie G. Cook, 1910 July.

24 Correspondence with Mrs. Minnie G. Cook, 1910 Aug.

25 Correspondence with Mrs. Minnie G. Cook, 1910 Sept.-Dec.

26 Correspondence with Mrs. Minnie G. Cook, 1911.

27 Correspondence with Mrs. Minnie G. Cook, 1915-1917.

28 Correspondence with Mrs. Minnie G. Cook, 1920-1922.

29 Correspondence with Mrs. Minnie G. Cook, 1926.

30 Minnie G. Cook notebook and miscellaneous notes.

Box 3 

item 31 Letterbook, Bodley’s letters to Mrs. Minnie G. Cook, 1910 Nov. 30-1915 Apr. 3. 

item 32 Letterbook, Cook’s letters to Bodley on Western history and George Rogers Clark, 1911 Mar. 5-1912 Apr. 25. 

item 33 Letterbook, Cook’s letters to Bodley, 1912 May 16-1915 Mar. 15. 

item 34 Correspondence with William D. Richardson, William S. Bodley, John D. Kemper, and others, 1911 July 3-1912 Dec. 9. 

item 35 Letters from William D. Richardson to Bodley, 1910 June 18-1911 June 19. 

item 36 Letters from Bodley to William D. Richardson, 1910 June 21-1911 June 12. 

Box 4 

item 37 Correspondence with Houghton Mifflin Co. and G.P. Putnam’s Sons about the publication of George Rogers Clark his life and public services, 1922-1927. Also statements about copyright from Houghton Mifflin, 1927-1940. 

item 38 Correspondence with Houghton Mifflin Co. about a new edition of the Clark book, 1929-1933. 

Box 5 

item 39 Correspondence about his life of Clark, 1926-1940. 

item 40 Correspondence with S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. about Bodley’s History of Kentucky, 1925-1930. 

Box 6 

41 Appendix for Bodley’s work on Clark, carbon copy.

42 Parcels-post and constitution, 1915.

43 Memorandum of an interview with T. M. Gilmore at Louisville, Mar. 26, 1918,concerning confiscation of property of citizens invested in whiskey.

44 Malcolm Ross’s criticism of Bodley’s manuscript of his life of Clark. 1922 Oct.20.

45 George Rogers Clark’s treatment in history. Notes by Bodley left with the FilsonClub, 1928.

46 Biographical sketch of George Rogers Clark, 1930.

47 America’s greatest woman (A Louisville girl, Mary Anderson), 1939.

48 The park system of Louisville and the services of Colonel Andrew Cowan, with apolitical history of Louisville at the time.

49 Commencement of general sketch of G. R. Clark.

50 George Rogers Clark and historians. Incomplete.

51 Notebook on George Rogers Clark, beginning Apr. 8, 1911.

52 Index of William Hayden English, Conquest of the country northwest of the riverOhio 1778-1783; and Life of Gen. George Rogers Clark.

53 Historical notes.

54 Significance of inland navigation during the Civil War.

55 Letter from Robert C.Stanardto Washington Irving, 1853 Feb. 28. and Irving’s reply. Positive photostats. 

56 Jonathan Clark diary, 1770-1811. Typed carbon copy.

57 Poetry notebook with presentation to Bodley, 1912 Apr. 3.

57a Opinion of Judge Baskin on motion for a new trial in the case of Nora Moore andEllaHerfurth v. executors of the estate of James P. Whallen, 1931 June 1. Typed carbon copy. 

57b Photostat copies of letters from George Rogers Clark and Joseph Bowman whichwere given by Mrs. Ellen (Bodley) Stuart to the Virginia Historical Society in1958. 

item 58 The West in the Revolution and after. Typed carbon copy. Incomplete. 

Box 7 

item 59 The Revolutionary West in war diplomacy and politics. Typed carbon copy. Incomplete. 

item 60 Our first great west, in Revolutionary War, diplomacy and politics, 1938. 

item 60a Our first great west, in Revolutionary War . . . , galley proof. 

Box 8 

item 61 History of Kentucky, 1928. 

item 62 Louisiana expedition, 1933. 

Box 9 

item 63 Our nation’s paramount problem (boss rule), 1939. 

item 64 What we owe France. Typed carbon copy. 

Box 10 

65 Richard Wilson Knott. History ofGoebelism. Typed manuscript.

66 Richard Wilson Knott. History ofGoebelism. Typed copy.

67 Richard Wilson Knott. The rise and fall ofGoebelismin Kentucky. Typed manuscript. 

68 The killing of John Sanford by William Goebel at Covington, Ky. in 1895.

69 Stenographic reports of testimony of witnesses in cases against Caleb Powers,HenryYoutsey and . . .? 

70 Articles on Kentucky politics in 1899: “The Outlook in Kentucky” in 1900, “WhyI am a Democrat,” the political and social condition of Kentucky and the career ofWilliam Goebel, and other articles; also letters and documents collected by Bodley. 

71 Pages from unidentified manuscripts and newspaper clippings about WilliamGoebel.

Box 11 

item 72 Material relating to Andrew Cowan and the Louisville park system. 

item 73a Material relating to Andrew Cowan and the Louisville park system. 

Box 12 

item 73b Scrapbook of newspaper clippings about Andrew Cowan’s career. 

item 74 1908 letter describing Pickett’s charge. Letter from Robert L. Drummond to William E. Webster 1914 June 24. 

item 75 William D. Richardson notes (2 v.). 

item 76 Mrs. Minnie G. Cook notes (2 v.). 

item 77 Miscellaneous notes (2 pkgs.). 

item 77a Miscellaneous notes 3rd copy. 

item 78 Selections. 

item 78a Selections (3 pkgs.). 

item 79 Madison copies. 

item 79a Madison copies; carbon copies of v. 1-3 bound in one volume. 

item 80 British transcripts; diplomatic correspondence; Kemper’s notes, British Museum copies. 

item 80a British transcripts from Michigan Pioneer Collection, duplicates. 

item 81 Pollock papers. 

item 82 Pontalba Papers: Wilkinson-Miro correspondence; Wilkinson’s Memorial. (click to access PDF)

item 83 Shelburne Papers. 

item 84 Maes transcripts, British Museum, etc. 

item 85 Mason letter; Clark’s memoir; W. Heth’s letter; and Richardson notes. 

item 85a Mason letter and Clark’s memoir duplicate. 

item 86 General index to source materials v. 75-85. 

item 87 General index to source materials v. 75-85. Carbon copy. 

item 88 Cook index; Madison copies index; and miscellaneous index. 

item 89 British transcripts from Michigan Pioneer Collection and British Museum 

alphabetical index, G.R. Clark’s correspondence; Kemper notes. 

item 90 Additional history, miscellaneous. v. 1-2. 

item 91 Clark transcripts regarding Morgan, Pollock, etc. 

Box 13 

item 92 Reviews of Bodley’s George Rogers Clark his life and public services; pamphlets 

and newspaper clippings about Clark. 

item 93 Reviews of Bodley’s Our first great West. 

item 94 Pamphlets, articles, clippings and pictures relating to George Rogers Clark. 

item 95 Miscellaneous newspaper clippings and pictures. 

item 96 Miscellaneous newspaper clippings. 

item 97 Ann J. Bodley. Wedding invitations and newspaper clippings about marriages and deaths of members of the Bodley, Clark, and allied families and other Ky. families. 

Held by The Filson Historical Society 

Creator:  Bibb Family 

Title:  Papers, 1760-1887 

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

Size of Collection:  1.66 cubic feet 

Location Number:  Mss. A B581 

Biographical Note 

The Bibb family of Kentucky was a prominent family in the legal profession. The collection includes the papers of Richard Bibb, Sr. (1752-1839), Richard Bibb, Jr. (1780-1839), and John Bigger Bibb (1789-1884), lawyers, merchants, and public officials of Logan and Franklin counties, Ky. 

Scope and Content Note 

Papers of the Bibb family, primarily of Richard Bibb, Sr., Richard Bibb, Jr., and John Bigger Bibb. Included is correspondence, deeds, account books, bills and receipts, slave records, wills, and genealogical information. The bulk of the collection concerns the purchase and sale of land. Also included are papers of Ky. surveyors and land speculators, John, George, and William May. 

Some folders from this collection have been digitized. Click the links in the folder list below to view PDF scans.

Folder List 

Box 1 

1 Richard Bibb, Sr. correspondence, 1799-1838.

2 Richard Bibb, Sr. land papers, n.d.

3 Richard Bibb, Sr. land papers, 1784-1799.

4 Richard Bibb, Sr. land papers, 1800-1803.

5 Richard Bibb, Sr. land papers, 1804-1807.

6 Richard Bibb, Sr. land papers, 1808-1810.

7 Richard Bibb, Sr. land papers, 1811-1817.

8 Richard Bibb, Sr. land papers, 1818-1819.

9 Richard Bibb, Sr. land papers, 1820-1827.

10 Richard Bibb, Sr. land papers, 1828-1831.

Box 2 

11 Richard Bibb, Sr. land papers, 1832-1835.

12 Richard Bibb, Sr. land papers, 1836-1852.

13 Richard Bibb, Sr. contract and note, 1797 and 1814.

14 Richard Bibb, Sr. bills and receipts, 1802-1844.

15 Richard Bibb, Sr. lists of property, 1802-1837.

16 Richard Bibb, Sr. lists of slaves and papers concerning the emancipation of slaves,1815-1839. CLICK TO ACCESS PDF

17 Richard Bibb, Jr. notes, 1827-1839.

18 Richard Bibb, Jr. land papers and miscellaneous material, 1804-1845.

19 John Bigger Bibb correspondence, 1835-1842. CLICK TO ACCESS PDF

20 John Bigger Bibb correspondence, 1843-1846. CLICK TO ACCESS PDF

21 John Bigger Bibb correspondence, 1848-1849. CLICK TO ACCESS PDF

22 John Bigger Bibb correspondence, 1852-1862. CLICK TO ACCESS PDF

23 John Bigger Bibb correspondence, 1863-1873. CLICK TO ACCESS PDF

24 John Bigger Bibb correspondence, 1875-1878.

25 John Bigger Bibb land papers, 1815-1840.

Box 3 

26 John Bigger Bibb land papers, 1841-1887.

27 John Bigger Bibb miscellaneous papers-insurance, etc., 1864-1885.

28 John Bigger Bibb promissory notes, 1838-1871.

29 John Bigger Bibb bills and receipts, 1812-1848.

30 John Bigger Bibb bills and receipts, 1849-1860.

31 John Bigger Bibb bills and receipts, 1861-1876.

32 John Bigger Bibb bills and receipts, 1877-1887.

33 John Bigger Bibb lists of servants and other papers. CLICK TO ACCESS PDF

34 George Mortimer Bibb papers, 1802-1842.

35 Atticus Bibb papers, 1834.

36 Bibb family wills, 1760-1839. CLICK TO ACCESS PDF

37 Bibb family genealogical materials.

38 Bibb family miscellaneous, 1797-1883. 

39 Correspondence from Thomas S. Slaughter, 1831. 

40 Thomas S. and Lucy B. Slaughter land papers, 1823-1842.

41 Thomas S. and Lucy B. Slaughter land papers, 1806-1848.

42 Thomas S. and Lucy B. Slaughter receipts, 1806-1847.

Box 4 

43 Dr. Robert Boanarges letter, 1834 Aug. 26. 

44 Henry Thomas land papers, 1823.

45 A. F. and Frances Ann Burnley papers, 1883-1884. 

46 Charles and Thomas Neely land papers, 1807.

47 John G. Lewis land paper, 1842.Receipts, 1841-1848.

48 F. W. and M. B. Lewis receipts, 1841-1842.

49 Miscellaneous land papers, 1779-1823.

50 Miscellaneous land papers, 1825-1847.

51 John Lyon papers, 1804-1822.(Estate, 1811-1822).

52 Miscellaneous fragments. 

53 George May letters, 1782-1789.

54 George May land papers, 1780-1797.

55 John May letter, 1789.John May will, 1790.

56 John May land papers, 1780-1809.

57 George and John May land papers, 1780-1795.

58 William May land papers, 1783-1815.

59 May family miscellaneous fragments.

60 John Bigger Bibb account book. 

61 John Bigger Bibb account book, 1849-1859. 

62 John Bigger Bibb account book. 

63 John Bigger Bibb account book. 

64 John Bigger Bibb account book. 

65 John Bigger Bibb account book. 

66 Thomas Slaughter account book. 

67 Thomas Slaughter account book. 

Held by The Filson Historical Society 

Creator:  Bernhardt, Carl 

Title:  Papers, 1931-1936 

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

Size of Collection:  1.33 cubic feet 

Location Number:  Mss. A B527 

Scope and Content Note 

Papers consist of correspondence regarding Gideon Shyrock, Frankfort, Kentucky folk songs; articles by Bernhardt about those subjects, the Kentucky Derby and horse racing, early Kentucky, early Louisville, and George Washington in the Ohio Valley; and notes, newspaper clippings, and scrapbooks about the 1932 Kentucky coal fields trouble. 

Biographical Note 

Carl Bernhardt was an early 20th century journalist in Richmond, Ind. Bernhardt frequently wrote on Kentucky subjects, including the Kentucky Derby, Kentucky folk songs, and early Kentucky history. 

Folder List 

Box 1 

1 Correspondence, 1931.

2 Correspondence, 1932 Jan.

3Correspondence, 1932 Feb.-Mar.

4Correspondence, 1932 Mar.-Dec.

5 Jean Thomas-Carl Bernhardt correspondence, 1932-1934.

6Correspondence, 1933-1934.

7 Elizabeth S. Field-Carl Bernhardt correspondence, 1935-1936.

8 Gideon Shyrock His life and his work. Typewritten carbon copy. 

9 Gideon Shyrock. Part of a paper read before the General Marquis Calmes Chapter, D.A.R. at Versailles, Ky., 1934 Apr. Typed. 

10Articleon Gideon Shyrock. Typed carbon copy. 

11 Address before the president and alumni of Transylvania University on “Morrison College and Gideon Shyrock.” 

Box 2 

12Twotyped carbon copies of “The glamor of the Derby.” 

13 “Turf salutes.” Radio continuity by Bernhardt. Typed carbon copy, 1934 Feb. 

14 “Twenty grand salutes.” Typed carbon copy.

15 Article on horse racing in Kentucky. Typed carbon copy. Notes on horses from Vosburg, Racing in America. 

16 Article on the coming of the horse, Boston, to the Bluegrass in 1846.Typedcarbon copy. 

17 Article on the Iroquois Hunt and Polo Club of Lexington, Ky. Typed carbon copy.

18 Article on the Battle of Blue Licks. Typed carbon copy. 

19 Washington in the Ohio Valley.

20 George Washington was offered Louisville. 1932. Typed carbon copy.

21 Louisville.193?Typed carbon copy. 

22 Article about Stephen C. Foster and Young E. Allison’s reproof of HenryWatterson.1933. Typed carbon copy. 

23 Some great lawyers in Kentucky: William Henry Wadsworth. Typed carbon copy. 

24 The strange Kentucky legend of a king of France. Typed carbon copy. 

25 Articles on the movement to “Save Frankfort’s hills.” 1932.

26 Article on the location of Morgan’s Station which was submitted to The Cincinnati Enquirer.

27 Article on Colonel William Whitley and the first brick house built in Ky. 1829July 20.

Box 3 

28 Article: “Kentucky Yesterdays and Tomorrow.” 1931.

29 Article: “Kentucky Yesterdays and Tomorrow.”1932-1933. 

30 Article: “Kentucky Yesterdays and Tomorrow.” Editorials and articles on the trouble in the Ky. coal fields in 1932. 

31 Notes and newspaper clippings on the trouble in the Ky. coal fields in 1932.

32 Notes and newspaper clippings on the history of Frankfort, Ky. and the movement to save its hills, 1931-1932.

33 Notes and newspaper clippings on Ky. game and conservation.

34 Notes and newspaper clippings on George Washington in the Ohio Valley.

35 History notebook beginning “Boone and the Falls.”

pkg. 36 Correspondence with Clarence E. Pickett, executive secretary of the American Friends Service Committee, Philadelphia, about the work of the committee in the coal fields of eastern Ky., 1931-1932. 

pkg. 37 Scrapbook of newspaper clippings about the trouble in the coal fields of southeastern Ky., 1931-1932. 

pkg. 38 Scrapbook of newspaper clippings about the trouble in the coal fields of Kentucky, Ohio, Ind., Ill., and W. Va. in 1932. Material about Theodore Dreiser’s trip to Harlan County, Ky. 

pkg. 39 Scrapbook of newspaper clippings about the visit of college students and representatives of the American Civil Liberties Union to the coal fields of southeastern Ky. in 1932. 

Held by The Filson Historical Society 

Creator:  Bayless – Crawford Family 

Title:  Papers, 1770-1991 

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

Size of Collection:  1.33 cubic feet 

Location Number:  Mss. A B358 

Scope and Content Note 

Bayless – Crawford Family Papers collection (1770-1991) contains 1.33 cubic feet of material collected by Wilhelmine Kiameche Bayless Willis and includes family correspondence, diaries, land and legal papers, poetry, newspaper clippings, family bibles, genealogical correspondence and data, and miscellaneous items. 

Family correspondence (1785-1879) covers a wide range of subjects, but focuses on the Civil War. Topics include Benjamin Browne Bayless’ experiences as an aide to General Simon Bolivar Buckner, tensions between Union and Confederate sympathizers in Kentucky, England’s reaction to the Union blockade of the South, and the aftermath of the 1st Battle of Bull Run. 

Wilhelmine Kiameche Crawford Bayless’ 1866-1868 diary recounts her society debut in Washington, D. C., Louisville, Ky., and Baltimore, Md., and includes descriptions of many important civilian and military persons. Charles Thomas Bayless’ 1886 diary focuses on the daily life of a 15 year old boy in Louisville and notes many of the city’s prominent families. Boaz Mathews’ 1770-1785 journal/ ledger looks at the activities of a Virginia trader and primarily consists of account entries, but does include some personal observations. 

The poetry consists of verses written by Wilhelmine Kiameche Crawford Bayless while the land and legal papers primarily focus on the Thomas family. 

Genealogical information is made up of correspondence and data on the Bayless, Crawford, Browne, and Thomas maternal lines, and includes research on the Galt, Craig, and Estey families among others. 

Separation Note: 

Family photographs associated with this collection have been transferred to the Bayless – Crawford Family collection in the Photographs and Prints Department. 

Biographical Note 

George Wood Bayless (1817-1873): Medical doctor, Instructor at the Medical Institute of Louisville and the Ohio Medical College; Chair of Physiology and Pathology, and Chair of Surgery at the Kentucky School of Medicine (later the University of Louisville School of Medicine). Married to Virginia Lafayette Browne Bayless. Father of nine children, including Benjamin Browne Bayless. 

Benjamin Browne Bayless (1844-1920): Confederate soldier and aide to General Simon Bolivar Buckner; Louisville, Ky., and Evanston, Ill., businessman. Married Wilhelmine Kiameche Crawford Bayless. Father of five children, including Wilhemine Kiameche Bayless Willis and Charles Thomas Bayless. 

Wilhelmine Kiameche Crawford Bayless (1848-1878): Diarist and poet, Daughter of William Churchman Crawford and Cecelia Kiameche Thomas Crawford. Married Benjamin Browne Bayless. Mother of four children, including Wilhelmine Kiameche Bayless Willis and Charles Thomas Bayless. 

Charles Thomas Bayless (1871-1906): Diarist and mechanical engineer for the Mexican Central Railroad. Son of Benjamin Browne Bayless and Wilhelmine Kiameche Crawford Bayless, and brother of Wilhelmine Kiameche Bayless Willis. 

Charles Estey Thomas (1797-1878): Army Quartermaster’s Office. Entered Army as 3rd Lieutenant of Ordinance in 1819; 2nd Lieutenant of the 4th Pennsylvania Artillery Regiment in 1821; 1st Lieutenant in 1824; Captain in 1833; Major in 1838; Brevet Lieutenant Colonel in 1848; Deputy Quartermaster-General and rank of Lieutenant Colonel in 1850; Assistant Quartermaster-General and rank of Colonel in 1856; Brevet Brigadier-General in 1864; Brevet Major-General in 1865, retired 1866. Served with distinction in the Mexican War and the Civil War. Grandfather of Wilhelmine Kiameche Crawford Bayless. 

Wilhelmine Kiameche Bayless Willis (1878-): Collector of Bayless – Crawford family papers. Daughter of Benjamin Browne Bayless and Wilhelmine Kiameche Crawford Bayless. Sister of Charles Thomas Bayless. Married Raymond Smith Willis. 

Boaz Mathews (1752-1785): Adjutant of the 6th Battalion of Chester County, Va., Militia and Virginia trader. Uncle of Charles Estey Thomas. 

Folder List 

Box 1: 

1: Correspondence, 1785-1858

2: Correspondence, 1861-1879 [CLICK TO ACCESS PDF]

3: Boaz Mathews journal/ ledger, 1770-1785 

4:Wilhelmine Kiameche Crawford Bayless Diary, 1866-1868; related materials, 1939, 1976 

5: Charles Thomas Bayless Diary, 1886 [CLICK TO ACCESS PDF]

6: Land and Legal Papers, 1803-1866

7: Poetry, 1863-1868, no dates

Box 2: 

8: Newspaper Clippings, 1932-1991

9:Bayless Maternal Lines Genealogy Correspondence, 1916-1925 

10:Bayless Maternal Lines Genealogy Correspondence, 1926-1928 

11:Bayless Maternal Lines Genealogy Correspondence, 1930-1936 

12:Bayless Maternal Lines Genealogy Correspondence, 1944-1946 

13:Bayless Maternal Lines Genealogy Data on the Bayless family 

14:Bayless Maternal Lines Genealogy Data on the Bayless family 

15:Bayless Maternal Lines Genealogy Data on the Bayless family 

16:Bayless Maternal Lines Genealogy Data on the Austin, Folger, Goulder, Platt, Rusco, Smith, Souplis, and Strickland families 

17:Bayless Maternal Lines Genealogy Data on the Wood, Whiteman, Wiedman, and Keyser families 

18:Bayless Maternal Lines Genealogy Data on George Wood Bayless (1817-1873) 

19:Bayless Maternal Lines Genealogy Data on Wilhelmine Kiameche Bayless Willis (1878-) 

20:Bayless Maternal Lines Genealogy Data on Wilhelmine Kiameche Bayless Willis (1878-) and Helen Cecelia Willis Knight (1903-1995) 

21: Browne Maternal Lines Genealogy Correspondence, 1922-1938

22: Browne Maternal Lines Genealogy Correspondence, 1940-1943

23: Browne Maternal Lines Genealogy Correspondence, 1944-1953

24: Browne Maternal Lines Genealogy Data on the Browne family

25: Browne Maternal Lines Genealogy Data on the Galt family

26: Browne Maternal Lines Genealogy Data on the Craig family

27: Browne Maternal Lines Genealogy Data on the Maupin family

28: Browne Maternal Lines Genealogy Data on the Ballard, Page, and Servant families

29: Crawford Maternal Lines Genealogy Correspondence, 1922-1934

30: Crawford Maternal Lines Genealogy Data on the Crawford family

31: Crawford Maternal Lines Genealogy Data on the Bradford, and Churchman families

32: Crawford Maternal Lines Genealogy Data on the Norris family 

33: Crawford Maternal Lines Genealogy Data on the Richardson, and Whitaker families

34: Thomas Maternal Lines Genealogy Correspondence, 1933-1938

35: Thomas Maternal Lines Genealogy Data on the Thomas family

36: Thomas Maternal Lines Genealogy Data on the Estey family 

37: Thomas Maternal Lines Genealogy Data on the Lucas family

38: Thomas Maternal Lines Genealogy Data on the Adams, Broadstreet, Granger, Kimball, Newell, Penguilly, Scott, and Taylor families 

39: Genealogy Data on the Chappell, Hite, Kitchell, Pasteur, and Townes families

40: Genealogy Notes

41: Genealogy Notes

42: Family Bibles

43: Miscellaneous, 1845-1902, no dates