Manuscript Database

Creator/Title

Beatty-Quisenberry family. Papers, 1796-1962. 6 cu. ft.

Call No.

Mss. A B369 10,14, 16, 18- 25,27, 35,45, 55,64- 71,75

Content

The correspondence of Adam Beatty includes frequent letters about the hemp industry, both growing and selling it (10, 14, 16, 18, 20-25, 27, 35, 45). An 1841 letter from Thomas B. Stevenson discusses the role of hemp in Anglo-American foreign relations (19). Beatty's receipts detail expenses related to hemp production mostly wages for laborers (55,64-71). The collection also contains essays written by Beatty about hemp production (75).

Subject Heading

Hemp industry - Kentucky