Manuscript Database
Creator/Title
Joyes-Coleman family. Papers, 1808-1913. .33 cu. ft.
Call No.
Mss. A J89d / 4
Content
This collection reflects the personal and business matters of two prominent families of 19th century Louisville, Kentucky, the Joyes and Colemans. In a letter dated Sept. 17, 1862 Patrick Joyes informs his father, Thomas, that he "wants to come home but has concerns about the conditions in Louisville. He adds, "we heard that people had to have papers to go about in Louisville and that the Southern Rights people had to remain home. He reports that the mail has not been delivered and that the railroad cars have not come to Jericho in 10 days. He adds that all are well and instructs him to send letters to LaGrange, Ky. care of Gen. Edmund Berry or John Barbour. (Note: Jericho was a station on the Louisville and Cincinnati Railroad in Henry County, Ky.) In a letter fated Aug. 12, 1865 at Cape May, N. J. Patrick Joyes informs his father Thomas that he learned that he wasn't permitted to vote in the recent Kentucky State Elections. (Note: the Joyes were Southern sympathizers.) He adds, "But it seems from the papers that the faithful (Union men?) were not so successful in other parts of the state."