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Creator/Title
Sanders family. Papers, 1799-1928. .33 cu.ft.
Call No.
Mss. A S215a 2
Content
This collection includes letters, receipts, and legal instruments from the Sanders family of Shelby and Hart County, Ky. In a letter from Louisville dated 17 Nov. 1866, Ellen Owsley informs her future husband, Dr. Thomas Sanders, that one John Barret had teased her about Sanders' "Yankee Army" service. She declares that she informed Barret that her beau admitted to being mislead and "regretted it as one of the most unfortunate acts" of his life, adding that he "looked back on it in shame." She then asked, "Did I not represent your feelings exactly on the subject?"