Slaughter family Papers, 1774-1952
Held by The Filson Historical Society
Creator: Slaughter family
Title: Papers, 1774-1952
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 S631a
Scope and Content Note
Papers include correspondence, land contracts, survey plats, wills, and miscellaneous items relating to the Slaughter and allied families. Correspondence, 1788-1884, is primarily between Slaughter, Latham, and other family members and friends. Among the many subjects discussed or mentioned are family news, health, religious faith, death, slavery, and the War of 1812. The land papers, 1774-1921, include contracts to sell or buy land, descriptions of tracts, survey plats, and financial records regarding land payments. Miscellaneous papers include writings and notes of Henry Slaughter on histories and history, 1826, and n.d.; Slaughter tax receipts, 1837-1869; broadside, 1854, issued by Noble Butler to Louisvillians about the murder of his brother, William H. G. Butler; Civil War records regarding Joseph Longest, 1862-1865; Slaughter family genealogy, n.d.; an anti-dueling essay and addresses to the faculty and senior class of an unidentified school by an anonymous person, n.d.; calling cards; Bank of the Commonwealth coupon; and a newspaper article by Melville O. Briney on Louisville street names. Folder 15 of this collection has been digitized. To view the PDF scan, click on the link provided in the folder list below.
Folder List
1 Correspondence, 1788-1826.
2 Correspondence about Polly L. C.Ficklin, 1804-1809.
3 Correspondence about Polly L. C.Ficklin, 1814-1840 and n.d.
4 Correspondence from Henry Moore Shaw to Henry Slaughter, 1828-1829.
5 Miscellaneous correspondence, 1840-1853.
6 Butler family correspondence and miscellaneous, 1854-1884 and n.d.
7 Land indentures, papers, 1774-1802.
8 Land indentures, papers, 1813-1875.
9 Plats, printed survey maps, 1789-1921 and n.d.
10 Miscellaneous land and financial papers, 1789-1923.
11 Wills, 1845-1913.
12 History notes and writings of Henry Slaughter, 1828 and n.d.
13 Tax receipts, 1837-1869.
14 Civil War papers, 1862-1865.
15 Slaughter family genealogy, n.d. (click to access PDF)
16 Miscellaneous, 1821-1952 and n.d.
