Kentucky
Muhlenberg County, KY, ca. 1804-1952
69 Documents, 153pp from the History of Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Starting 1804
Archive

[KENTUCKY.] Archive of documents related to Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, 1804-1952. 69 documents, 153 pp., various sizes. Housed in four-ring binder, 10.5" x 14.5". Expected folds; several separations on folds repaired with cellophane tape; general toning; generally, very good.

These documents, largely from the nineteenth century, come from Muhlenberg County in western Kentucky. Muhlenberg County, formed in 1798, was bordered on the northeast by the Green River and Ohio County.

Among the antebellum documents are various bonds for local officials, tavern and ferry keepers, and owners of fish dams; deeds to lands in the county; reports on roads; commissioners' reports on bridges; and various documents related to the settlements of estates, including inventories and accounts. Late nineteenth and early twentieth-century documents include insurance policies, bonds paid by the county of Muhlenberg, and an issue of an American Red Cross newspaper from France in 1919, all with ties to Muhlenberg County.

Representative Documents
- William Henson, Manuscript Document Signed, Bond for Operation of a Ferry, February 27, 1804, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. 1 p., 8.125" x 13.25".

- William Cross, Manuscript Document Signed, Bond as Inspector of Tobacco, October 10, 1814, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. 1 p., 8" x 13.125".

- James Talbert, Partially Printed Document Signed, Bond as Constable, May 13, 1816, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. 1 p., 7.5" x 6".

- Declaration in case of Thompson & Moseley vs. Martin & Johnson, March 13, 1820, Hardinsburg, Kentucky. 3 pp., 7.625" x 12.25".
For a debt of $94.25 plus $100 in damages.

- Willaim Mosby, Autograph Letter Signed, to Edward Bradshaw, November 5, 1825, Glasgow, Kentucky. 2 pp., 6.125" x 7.5".
Regards his recollection of the sale of approximately one dozen salt kettles.

- Benjamin Coffman and Daniel Plain, Manuscript Document Signed, Plan for Bridge and Bond for Constructing It Over Cypress Creek, June 24, 1832, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. 2 pp., 7.5" x 12.5".

- Uriah Clevenger, Manuscript Document Signed, Deed of Gift to Nathan Rhoads of Farm and Livestock, August 13, 1834, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. 4 pp., 8" x 12.125".

- Isaac Wood et al., Manuscript Document Signed, Inventory of Personal Estate of Moses F. Smith, February 1843, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. 3 pp., 7.5" x 12.75".

- B. E. Oates, Autograph Document Signed, Commissioner's Report to Muhlenberg County Court, regarding removal of rock and repair of a road, October 27, 1851, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. 1 p., 7.75" x 12.5".

- S. C. Fleming and L. B. Spears, Manuscript Document Signed, Commissioners' Report to Muhlenberg County Court, regarding the relocation of a road from Greenville to Morgantown, June 1853, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. 2 pp., 8" x 12.5".

- Adam Teel, Manuscript Document Signed, Power of Attorney to William Teel, May 24, 1873, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. 1 p., 8" x 12.5".

- John S. Miller, Manuscript Document Signed, Bond for Coffee House License, October 20, 1873, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. 1 p., 7.75" x 6.5".

- J. W. Franklin, Manuscript Document Signed, Bond for License to Solemnize Marriages, November 21, 1873, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. 1 p., 7.75" x 7.5".

- Queen Insurance Company, Partially Printed Document Signed, Insurance Policy for Coal Mine, March 23, 1892, Owensboro, Kentucky. 2 pp., 17" x 22".

- County of Muhlenberg, Printed Document Signed, $1,000 Refunding Gold Bond, July 1, 1900; canceled July 2, 1920, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. 1 p., 9.375" x 14.25".

- Drakesboro Milling Company, Printed Document Signed, Six Per Cent First Mortgage Gold Bond for $100, March 25, 1913, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. 4 pp., 9.5" x 15.75".

- Printed Document, Hyeres Weekly News issue No. 1, March 8, 1919. Headquarters, Hyeres, France: American Red Cross.

- Printed Document Signed, Commission of Morris J. Wilson of Greenville, Kentucky as a Kentucky Colonel, July 26, 1952, Frankfort, Kentucky. 1 p., 10.5" x 14.5".

Several of the early documents are signed, witnessed, or attested by County Clerk Charles F. Wing.

Charles Fox Wing (1780-1861) was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, the son of a shipbuilder. He moved to Kentucky with his family around 1790. Wing became the Muhlenberg County Clerk in 1799 and clerk of the circuit court when it was established in 1803. He married Anna Steel "Nancy" Campbell (1788-1863), a daughter of Colonel William Campbell (1759-1800), in 1806, and they had eight children. Wing continued to serve as clerk of both courts until 1850, when the offices were divided and became elective. He was elected circuit clerk, and his son was elected county clerk.

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