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'-,, January 4, 1945
Hon. A. J. May, M. C.
Washington, D. C.
Dear Jack:-

From time to time it has been a matter of a great
deal of concern to me that the draft officials have been
consistently turning down men who were able bodied, in
good physicial condition but not accepted solely be—
cause of their inability to read and write; and in some
instances I doubt seriously the inability of such reject-
ion to read or write. Rumor has it that there are some
people active as to draftees in the matter of pre—induct-
ion and pre-examination matters,and teaching them how to
avoid the draft. either physically or mentally.

You and I know that there are large numbers of men
within the draft age from our portion of the State who
may not have the higher education but who are strong as
an ox and can hit a squirrel's eye in a tree at a hundred
yards or more. We know further, that they are imbued
with good common sense and learn rapidly.

The 6.1. Bill has provided for the education of
soldiers who come out of the Army; and in View of the
condition first herein set out, I am suggesting to you
that there might be some provision made for the induction
of these illiterates and give to them a few months schooling
so as to teach them at least to read and write and then
put them in the regular Army training camp for their train-
ing period. I believe that this suggestion has some merit
to it and is worthy of consideration. At your convenience,
let me know your reaction to it.

my best personal wishes.

Very truly yours.
Joseph D. Harkins
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swam-Enema concluss ANDREW J. MAY
— 7TH DIST. KENTUCKY
ANDREW J. MAY. KY.. CHAIRMAN
I. EWING THOMAOON, Tat. WALTER G. ANDREWU. N. Y.
I‘mtwcéfi'i’flzflr.‘ Efimzngzu HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES no»: mamas.
OVERTON BROOKI. LI. CHARLES R. CLAW. MAGI- PRESTONSBURG KY:
JG!" J. IPARKMAN. ALA. .I. PARNELL THOMAI, N. J.
flimgfi‘c‘ my. m3?“ COMMITI'EE ON MILITARY AFFAIRS
CUFFORD DAVIS. Tall. CHARLES H. ELSTON. OHIO
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PHILIP .I. H'IILIIN. MAIL J. LEROY JOHNSON. CALIF.
PAUL .'I’EWAR‘I‘. “LA. CLARE BOOTHE WE. CONN.
ARTHUR WINITEAD. MISS.
‘°“" " m’ " " managers January 8 . 1945
JOSEPH R. FARRINGI’ON. HAIAI

JULIA WRITER“. CLERK

Hon. Joseph D. Harkins,

Prestonsburg, Kentucky

Dear Joe:

I have received your letter of January 4 in regard to
the local situation as affecting the group of men who have been
classified as 4-F for military duty, and I agree wholeheartedly with
what you say, but I am presenting to you now a different matter
altogether.

Following the war, and perhaps even before it is over,
there will be inauguerated by the government, as well as civil aviation
interests, the largest air expansion program in world history, and
appropriations will doubtless be made to provide subsidies to provide
air lines to encourage their development. I am going to talk to high
officials in the Civil Aeronautics Authority, but I want you and other
progressive citizens of Prestonsburg to get busy on locating a
tentative air field where we can get organized and line up for a good
strong campaign to get one of these fields in our section.

I would like to see a field located as near Prestonsburg
as possible, but you, of course, know that the places available are
scarce, and in addition to that, you also know that the Pikeville
booster crowd, usually ahead of us in most things, have already
organized and set up for the procurement of a field just below Pike-
ville on the west side of the river, and that our neighbor and friend,
Dr. Culbertson, is interested in it with Norman Chrisman and others.

Of course we do not want to interfere with the Pikeville
people and their project, and will not, but if we could find a place
down at John Branham's or the Leslie farm at Cow Creek, or the Davidson
farm, where we could be on the main highway, I think we should get
busy and get control of the property by means of an option to purchase
for sufficient length of time to enable us to complete our efforts to
convince the aviation authorities that we are entitled to a field.

With best wishes to "Miss" Reca, I

Sincerely youiiég g2? ( C r
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January 10, 1945
son. A~ J. May, it. c.
washington, D. C.
Dear Jack:

1 have your letter of January 8th relative to the matter
of an airfield in the regional vicinity of Prestonsburg, and
note your suggestions in the matter. According to my under—
standing the main portion of the bottom land owned by the
Leslie family at Cow Creek has heretofore been sold to the
Warfield Company for storage purposes, and that would eliminate
that field and leave either the John Branham farm or the Dr.
Davidson farm as the two most feasible possibility.

i will discuss with the different ones of the people here
and see what can be done in the matter of obtaining an option
incident to each, or either of these properties.

My best personal wishes.

Very truly yours.
Joseph D. Herkins
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 January 31, 1945
Hon. A. J. May, M. C.
House of Representatives
New Office Building
Washington, D. C. -'
Dear Jack:-

Although it was not announced in the papers in this section
or carried in the radio programs, last night we happened to be
tuned in to a station that carried the Forum at the time of the
accouncement of the participants therein. Bees and I were at
Joe Jr's. and I immediately called Emma Alice and Fannie and
Porter and let them know of your participation in the discussion.

We each enjoyed the program very much and are heartedly in
sympathy with the bill worked out by your committee and now pend-
ing before the House. It is difficult to understand the views
of some of the members that such a bill is not yet proven to be
necessary and their desires to refer it to another alphabetical
group to make an exhaustive study of the situation; and I think
the suggestion that you made to the effect that the objectors
have offered no other program in more than three years and have
no program now to offer, completely answers their position.

Je are having bitter cold weather here again, about fourteen

- above this morning and promises to continue for several days.
Very little is going on in Court and am not expecting much to be
done during the February Tenn.

I haven't heard from Halter Scott as yet relative to your
letter to him of January 8th. The mails,since December lst from
France, have been slow and problematical and it has been taking
a matter of four to five weeks for a letter to reach him and then
get a reply as to any queries made in a particular letter.

hy best personal wishes to each of the family.

Very truly yours,
Joseph D. Harkins
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 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ASSOCIATION
THE MlD-CONTINENT ASSOCIATION OF INDUSTRIAL,COMMERCIAL AND AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS
W“—
HEADQUARTERS - SH LOCUST STREET
SAINT LOUIS
ROOM 345 MUNSEY BUILDING
WASHINGTON 4, D. C.
TELEPHONE EXECUTIVE 1347
February 3, 1945
Joseph D. Harkins, Jr.
Attorney at Law
Prestonsburg, Kentucky
Dear Mr. Harkins:

As promised at our meeting in Williamson Thursday night,
there is enclosed a copy of the Charter and By-Laws of the
Mississippi Valley Association; also, a short printed state-
ment outlining the scope of the work of the Association and
a c0py of its Platform adopted at its last annual meeting
held in St. Louis last November.

Under separate cover, we are Sending you copies of two
maps showing flood control projects in the Mid—Continent
Area and the inland waterway systems of the country.

I enjoyed meeting with your group very much indeed.

Kindest regards and best wishes.

Sincerely, .
, Mil/W
W
Lachlan Macleay
President
LM/BA
Enc.-3

 March 26, 1945
The Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Co.
Rochester 4, New York.
Accounting Department
Gentlemen:
I will appreciate it if you will send me an itemized
statement of my account since the last complete statement
you sent me was some two or three years ago.
I have, from time to time, been giving you a series
of post dated checks and just want to know what is the
different items for which I owe you and what is the status
of my whole account.
When I wrote you for the last itemized statement I
suggested you have a similar statement sent me at the end
of each year, but no such additional statement has ever
come in.
Very truly yours,
Joseph D. Harkins
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BIG SANDY VALLEY ASSOCIATION
INCDRPDRATED
. fizmhington, B. C.
any ‘2) 1945

Mr. Lewis Tierney, Secretary

Big Sandy Valley Association

Bluefield, West Virginia

My dear air:

\ I enclose self eXplanatory document which I will
ask you to transmit to the Officers and Directors of our
Association.

As you know, I do not have the facilities as yet
to hindle an item of this kind, nor do I have the homes of
our Directors. As Soon as I can get my pins set up I will
try not to burden you with any more Work than I can help.

I am planning to sea George Baker at Stone
during the week of the 13th but will not really get on the
job down there until after June lot as I want to otcrt
building our political fencea over here before I leave. I
am also composing our ”Brochure“ which I hope we can get

' published by the first of the month. I have a very satic—
I factory set of maps completed.
\
Sincerely yours
M 7>7'777Wfffé
Executive Vice President
. - \t) and Consulting Engineer

 DR. :1. w. THOMPSON, Pat-IDENT M. L. GARVEY, CHAIRMAN EXECUTIVE BOARD
BIB SANDY VALLEY ASSOCIATION
INCORPORATED
Eaahington, D. C. .
Kay 2, 1945
TO TEL PRESIDLNT aRD BGGHD OF DIEECTOEB
The Big Sandy Valley Association
Pikeville, Kentucxy
Gentlemen:
The charter, constitution and by-lnws of our
Association are basic to its every undertaking.
I have therefore considered these items very care-
_ fully. I am generally fhmiliar with the set—up of aevcr;l ~
uasociations and the ORE meat ncarly‘gdapted to our needa is,
in my judgment, that of the Hissiauippi Valley Association.
Considering the scape of their program Lnd their success
with it over the pkfit 25 years tad the fact thut they have,
of Course, encountered many problems, I believe we are safe
in accepting than as h pattern.
The enclosed is a direct copy of their set—up
only modified to the extent necesaar; to [it the physiczl
differences between their jurisdiction find ours.
I shall offer this as in amendment to our present
constitution and by—laws at the next meeting of our Board of
Directors and urge its prompt adoption.
Very truly yours
Ernest B. fierrill
~ Exec. Vice President &
Consulting Engineer

 SEVENTY-NINTH CONGRESS ANDREW J. MAY ‘
7TH DIST. KENTUCKY
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Dr. Karl '1'. Arnott. Prooidont.
Prootonohurg Protoooionnl and Bnoinooonon'o Glut.
Prootonoburg. Kontuoky
Door 91‘. Arnottl
I hon roooivod your wig! 3nd nloo ono tron tho
Prooidont of tho Prootonoburg Kiwanikcfilmxogord to tho ootohlioh—
mont of photo for tho promotion of oynthotio molino fro- oool. and
roguooting that I oooiot you in gotting n oito for noyd County.
'Jhoo I no hono loot yon: I dioonoood tho lotto:-
with Carl cox-bin. oovornl moon of tho Kimio Club. ond I think oono
’ of tho nomhoro of your club. and told tho: that logiolntion had boon
annotod authorizing thirty nillion dollnro to bo oppropriotod for tho
nurpooo of otnrting invooticntiono not! uniting rooooroh for nrooo in vhioh
tho clan of oool could ho found for thio purpooo. I thon nrgod that
ovorybody got hohind tho proposal out! motod to Carl Corbin that tho
golf oouroo at tho nonth ofBonvor would ho on idool loontion for on
of thoao pinto, and I think Carl took tho nottor up vith tho Boovor
Crook Conoolidotod Cool (lo-pony which mood to onto tho lnnd onilnhlo
if tho govornnont would put A plant thoro. I novor hoard anything ohont
it oftor that until I roooivod thooo tologrolo.
lnnodiotoly upon roooipt of tho tologtono. I onllod
Dr. Soy-to, Director of tho Btu-ooh of Minoo and find that thoy hnvo
already had so oonnittoo out outlining loontiono and 135 loootiono homo _
boon filod. on on oligiblo list with tho Soorotnry of tho Intorior from
which oolootiono night to undo. Dr. Bayou in looking up tho rooordo and
will gin no tho infomtion no to whothor any oitoo hnvo boon oolootod
in 1'1on County or any “4th oomtioo. I hopo to got thio tomorrow
morning and I will writo you no soon no I hoot tron hin.
l on ouro i! you will got buoy and proooot o propooition
that X can hon tho oolnittoo from tho boron of flinoo vioit tho proniooo
look it our and if oonvinood it io n propor plooo. ooh-it it to tho
Domtnont for oonoiaoution. I think you nro gotting in into on tho thing
but Dr. Soyoro ooourod no if you how n propoool to «hit ho will hnvo
it ominod and o roport undo thoroon. I do not think anything tionl will
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be done About 19 until about Soptonbor. olthough six million dollars has
hm approved by the Home Conant.- on Appropriation: and to now pending
in tho Sonata for sanctum. no you can moon-now! how important it is for
you to proceed rapidly. .
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R.B.HAGER
118 WEST 57TH STREET
NEw YORK 19, N. Y.
TELEPHONE ;CLE 7-0960
6/15/45.
Mr- Joseph D. Herkins,
Prestonsburg, Ky.
Dear Joe:
any back in December 1942— we exchanged letters about Canrel Coal—
"Bud" B. P. Friend, of your city-—-but I sent the files on down to
“arold Tildesley at Uincinnati-—-—
Joe—-seems to me you said sonsthing then about some 1200 acres or so
over on Middle Creek (adjoining Princess Elkhorn Coal Compeny)~—and
some 351 acres over on Abbott Creek--—and some 7,431.2 acres up on
Mud Creek——-—mayoe * could find some one to develop some of these
properties---as l have some people looking for a large tract of good
merchantable ccals———also a fellow(not 1.D.A Leach) who wants a "lot"
of cannel coal—~-—~ Is there any such a thing-you reckon? ‘
Joe-~what can you tell me as to B. F. Friend's financial responsibility
and the manner in which he meets his enge'finents—-———and how is he regarded
there in Prestonsburg by people who know him well?
I was in Frestonsburg on May 28th* for a few hours took "Bud" and his wife
up on Middle Creek to look at the cannel coal land he is developing up there-
ar. which * em cooperating in marketing for them—-——and wanted to step by and
say "hello"—-but tiuw :ould not permit-~I had to get back to dear old Paints-
ville and on down to Ashlend, and Greenup——-where I spent Memorial Day.
Joe-—do you know a very nice likeable chap by the name of Troy Combs from over
on Troublesome Creek in finott, —--he is quite a fellow-——and a very good friend
of yours-——he tells moo He was here last week-end--——and we had an opportunity
of reminiscing—--it has been a long, long time—~silce 1 saw him.
Any information y.u can give me will be held strictly confidential—--and any-
thing I can do towards marketing or promoting anything you may have to offer—
I shell be pleased to undertake-——~
"Miss"Goldie (Goldie Mitchell from Catlettsburg--you know, that's my partner)
joins in best wieehes—-—end affectionate regards to youéhd yours--
Q rdially~—
RBH MAM R. B. Hagar.

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June 20, 1945
Mr. R. B. Hager .
118 West 57th Street
New York 19. New York
Dear Bob:-

I have your letter of June 15th and am delighted to hear
from you. I am sorry that you did not have time when you were
in Prestonsburg on May 28th, to drop in and see me, but can
well understand your anxiety to get back to Paintsville, Ashland
and Greenup.

’ I have known Troy Combs for several years. He is connected
with one of the Coal Companies over at Columbus, but he is
formerly from Troublesome Creek in Knott County. I understand
he has been very successful in his work in Columbus and person-
ally I am very fond of him. He gets over to Prestonsburg fre-
quently and I often times see him when he is here; and on the
other hand, it frequently happens that he gets in a hurry, like
you did. and does not have time to come by.

I do not know just what to tell you in regard to B. P.
Friend's financial responsibility. He was formerly an employee
of ours at The Bank Josephine. He was formerly Master Commissioner
of the Floyd Circuit Court, has been in the coal business hereto-
fore and then was over at Baltimore doing war work over there. I
think he saved his money while working at Baltimore and probably
has a reasonable nest egg. He is an accurate accountant, is re-
garded as being honest and of good moral character, but also
visionary. He is well regarded by all the people here and is a
member of one of the old time families of Eastern Kentucky. How
practical_he may be in the matter of operating the coal business,
I do not know.

Relative to the property about which I wrote you in 1948. we
have twelve hundred acres adjoining the Princess Elkhorn Coal
Company property, but I doubt if more than about four to five
hundred acres of that boundary carries merchantible coal. We
have 361 acres on Abbott Creek. above where the old Purety Cannel
Coal Company used to be, and which we bought from the Hill family.
Whether the cannel coal which was mined at the Purety extends be-
yond this property, I do not know, but I rather doubt it. On
Little Mud Creek we have 743% acres owned by the Hamilton Coal &
Land Company, and the fanily own the controlling stock. There is
some good cannel coal on this property and good No. l or No. 2
Elkhorn coal thereon, where a truck mine coal Opening on a small
portion of it just lately opened and I understand the coal shows

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52 inches practically clean coal. We have on Camp Branch, about
600 acres, adjoing it on Prater, some two or three thousand acres.
We are interested in the coal on Betsy Layne Branch which is about
780 acres and the Camp Branch property, the Betsy Layne property
and the Prater Creek property can all be worked as one proposition
and even the Hamilton property. referred to supra, could be work-
ed through the same operation. In fact. we could make a lease
there, together with our associates, which would run anywhere up
to eight or ten thousand acres and this property carries the No. l
or No. 2 Elkhorn seam, clean coal, about 33 inches in thickness.
Itwould be available either for rail or water transportation and
you have probably noted from the papers, that the canalization
of the Big Sandy has been approved by the District Engineers at
Huntington, by the Corp Engineers at Columbus and is now before
the board at Washington where it is expected to be approved, and
if so, appropriation will be made to carry out the Engineers'
recommendation, as soon as the war is over. Possibly the appro-
priation will be made this fall, but not to be available until
the termination of the war.

The next time you are down here, come in and see me and I
will be glad to go into these matters with you more at length,
and give you the benefit of all the information which we have
available in connection with any of these properties.

All good wishes to you and Goldia.

Sincerely yours.
Joseph D. Harkins.

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INCORPORATED
I Second National Bank Building 7‘
1 ASHLAND, KY.
{ July 6, 1945
Mr. Joseph D. Harkina
Attorney-at-Law
Prestonsburg, Kbntucky
. Dear Sir:
i This letter is written to co u our telephone conver-
‘3 sation of a few days ago relative to =' as B Tract No. 68.
i I asked Mr. Ne- ’>.e ‘ «y of our abstract of
5 this tract and hand it \ .. - ndght be able to check
" it.
The interest 0 ‘2 -te under Tract No. 65,
; 1n lease B, is shown as 1/2. W m ' “ "
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, -:r:;- on the l 2 interes “III-III
.. ”_w , ° .41. Based on
.. ’0 should] ‘ paid $2,561.15. There-
j fore, there has - overpayment’ 40.28 in royalties.
: When the well dril - - ~ - oed into the line a
7g deduction of $100.00 per ~2- . wtals. 0n the basis
. of the actual interest owned, this (I y; ~ 2 d have been
9, $80.00 per year. Therefore, we have snot.» ’00 too much
E from the rantals due you under this , :e which ‘. d be credited
‘ against the overpayment in royalty, 1. ng a b::; ‘e of $420.28
B due the Gas Company. . i
i We are correcting our records a: 1 date so that
f future rentals and royalties will be paid on no basis of the true
. interest, 1/2 of 4/5, and the adjustment of this overpayment can
L be worked out at our leisure.
Yours very truly,
.. Jig» cw<
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Second National Bank Building .
: ASHLAND KY.
July 6, 1945
Mr. Joseph D. Harkins
Attorney-ataLaw
Prestonsburg, Kentucky
Dear Sir:
This letter is written to confirm our telephone convera
sation of a few days ago relative to Harkins B Tract No. 63¢
I asked Mr. Neeley to make a copy of our abstract or .
this tract and hand it to you so that you might be able to check
it.
The interest of the Harkins Estate under Tract No. 659
in Lease B2 is shown as 1/2. The abstract discloses that this 1 '
interest is l/2 or 4/5.
Based on the 1/2 interest, Ksntucky West Virginia Gas
Company has paid royalties in the amount of $3,201.41. Based on »
the actual interest owned it should have paid $2,561.13. Theron
, fore, there has been an overpayment of $640.28 in royalties»
When the well drilled on this tract was turned into the line a
deduction of $100.00 per year was made in rentals. 0n the basis
of the actual interest owned, this deduction should have been
$80.00 per year. Therefore, we have deducted $220.00 too much
from the rentals due you under this lease which should be credited
against the overpayment in royalty, leaving a balance of $420.28
' due the Gas Company.
We are correcting our records as of this date so that
future rentals and royalties will be paid on the basis of the true
' interest, 1/2 of 4/5, and the adjustment of this overpayment can
: be worked out at our leisure,
Yours very truly,
E. E. Clark, Land Agent _
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ABSTRACT OF TITLE
. To
HENRY HUFF HEIRS' MINERAL TRACT #535 448.27 acres.
RIXIDELL SLONE MINERAL TRACT #625-A 112.06 ACRES.
CY M. PRESTON MINERAL TRACT #797 84.90 ACRES.
SITUATE ON CANEY FORK OF bEAVER CREEK
AND ON AND AT THE MOUTH OF HUFF BRANCH,
///‘ ' ‘ ,
1N COUNTY OF FLO¥D AND STATE OF KENTUCKY.
B. F. COMES—ME Jan. 1913.
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 HENRY HUFF HEIRS' MINERAL TRACT #696 448,27 ACRES.
ROXIDELL SLONE MINERAL TRACT # 626—A 112.90 ACRES.
CY. M PRESTON MINERAL TRACT #797 84,90 ACRES.
SITUATE ON CANEY FORK OF BEAVER CREEK,
ON AND AT THE MOUTH OF HUFF BRANCH, in
THE COUNTY OF FLOYE, STATE OF KENTUCKY.
NOTE:
Although Msry Huff Tract #121 is included
within this tract on the map and in the
deed to Harkins, hereafter shown, it is
not considered in the following abstract,
it probably having been included bv over—
sight.
This tract is affected by ”A", Surveys and Patents,
and "B”, ConVeyances and other transfers of title,
as follows:
”AN
ITEM 1: JOHN PRESTON 259 ACRE SURVEY DATED MARCH 14, 1810.
Patent issued to James Pratt on March 19, 1815,
Recorded in Patent Book 18, psge 55, Ky.Lsnd Office.
This survey covers about twenty-five acres on both
sides of Caney Fork, through this tract, and lands
above and below.
ITEM 2: JOHN HUFF so ACRE SURVEY DATED JANUARY 13, 1822,
Patent issued on June 18, 1925.
Recorded in Patent Book "R", page 8, Ky.Land Office.
This survey covers about forty acres of this tract
at upper end and a short distance south of the creek.

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ITEM 5: JOHN HUFF 50 ACRE SURVEY DATED JANUARY 14, 1822,
Our files do not show that patent issued on this survey.
This survey covers from three to five acres of this
tract just north of the creek.

ITEM 4: JOHN HUFF 5o ACRE SURVEY DATED MARCH 10, 1840.
Patent issued June 50, 1842,
Recorded in Patent Book 8, page 351, Ky.Land Office.
This survey covers about forty acres of this tract in
upper end, south of creek.

ITEM 5: WILLIAM HUFF lOO ACRE SURVEY DATED MAY 16, 1848.
Patent issued August 9, 1849.
Recorded in Patent Book 28, page 69, Ky.Land Office.
This survey covers ninety-five acres of this tract,
lying in a narrow strip along Huff Branch.

ITEM 6: ALLEN MARTIN 468 ACRE SURVEY DATED OCTOBER 5, 1866.
Patent issued May 27, 1867.
Recorded in Patent Book 70, page 426, Ky.Land Office
This survey covers about one hundred and fifty acres
of this tract on the head of and along Huff Branch.
That part of this survey not covered by older patents
in the CyM. Preston tract.

ITEM 7; REUBEN SLONE 50 ACRE SURVEY DATED DECEMBER 51, 1869.
Patent issued January 17, 1871.
Recorded in Patent Book 79, page 373, Iy.Land Office.

_ This survey covers one acre of this tract in the

extreme east.

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ITEM 8: REUBIN SLONE 1337 ACRE SURVEY DATED SEPT. 25, 1871
Patent issued July 26, 1872.
Recorded in Patent Book 88, page 121, Ky.Land Office.
This survey lapps one or two acres on this tract,
at the northeastern part.

ITEM 9: JOHN AND HENRY HUFF 771 ACRE SURVEY DATED SEPT, 27, 1871
Patent issued July 26, 1872.
Recorded in Patent Book 88, page 115, Ky.Land Office.
This survey covers the whoie of this tract, except
one or two narrow strips at the upper end and one
at the eastern side, along the ridge, amounting in all
to five acres.

ITEM 10: May 8c Witten 92,000 ACRE SURVEY DATED JULY 19, 1872.
Patented December 11, 1872
Recorded in Patent Book 90, page 59, Ky.Lend Office.
This survey covers the whole of this tract.

ITEM 11: WILLIAM J, MAYO AND WILLIAM J. SLONE 1500 ACRE SURVEY
DATED MARCH 10, 1876.
Our records do not show that patent issued on this survey.
This survey lapps on this tract at two points at the
northeastern corner, affecting perhaps, one acre.

 ITEM 12; JAMES PRATT TO ELIZABETH PRATT.
Deed dated May 19th, 1817.

Recorded in Deed Book "A”, page 425, Floyd County.
In consideration of $25, paid, this deed conveys
that portion of the said John Preston survey which
lies between Elk Lick, on Caney Fork, above this
tract, and down the creek to about the middle of
May Huff tract.

N0 E3 Elisabeth Pratt was the daughter of James
Pratt.

ITEM 15: ELIZABETH PRATT lived with and was the mother of
John Huff's children, but was probably not married
to him. She died, interstate, the owner of the land
covered by her deed from her father, and the follow;
ing children and heirs survived her:

' 1. John, who died in Iowa twenty years ago.
2. Tom, who went to Arkansas.
3. Sam, who left and was never heard from.
4. William.
5. Polly (Mary Ann), wife of Jonathan Rod era.
6. Caroline, wife of Hugh Triplett (Derby?
7. Susan, wife of Isaac Isaacs.
8. Henry.
9. Winston, of whom we have no information.
Some of these children went by the name of Pratt
and some by the name of Huff, probably because
they, or at least a part of them were illegitimate.
We also assume that this is one reason for the
confusion as to the number of children that
inherited from her, some of the deeds reciting
that there were seven and some eight. There were
certainly eight, and if there was one by the
name of Winston there were nine. While we have information
that there was one named Winston, yet we have
no knowledge of what became of him nor do any of the
suits affecting the lands, some of which are
hereinafter set out. mention him.

ITEM 14: The following six deeds were made by the children
of Elizabeth Pratt to William Huff, who was also
one of the children:

 ITEM 15: THOMAS HUFF (HUFF) TO WILLIAM HOFF (HUFF)
Deed dated March 29, 1841.
Recorded in Deed Book "D", page 468, Floyd County.
No consideration stated.
This deed conveys all of the grantor's interest in
land conveyed to Elizabeth Pratt by James Pratt.
NOTE: The grantor was one of the heirs of Elizabeth
Pratt.

ITEM 15: HENRY PRATT TO WILLIAM HUFF
Deed dated July 4, 1844.
Recorded in Deed Book "E", page 214, Floyd County.
In consideration of $15, paid, this deed conveys
grantor's interest in that portion of the Preston
survey conveyed to EliZabeth Pratt by James Pratt,
above noted.
NOTE! The grantor was one of the heirs of Elizabeth
Pratt.

ITEM 17: CAROLINE HUFF TO WILLIAM HUFF
Deed dated November 22, 1845.
Recorded Deed Book ”E”, page 298, Floyd County.
In consideration of $25, paid, this deed conveys
the grantor's interest in the tract of land deeded
from James Pratt to EliZabeth Pratt, above
itemized.
NOTE: Grantor was an heir of Elizabeth Pratt.

ITEM 18: SUSANNAH PRATT T0 WILLIAM HUFF.
Deed dated November 2, 1846.
Recorded Deed Book 3. page 5799 Floyd County.
In consideration of $27.50, paid, this deed conveys
grantor's interest in that portion of the John Preston
survey conveyed by James Pratt to Elizabeth Pratt.
NOTE: Grantor was an heir of Elizabeth Pratt.

 ITEM 19: JOHN HUFF TO WILLIAM HUFF.
Deed dated November 8, 1847.
Recorded in Deed Book ”E", page 449, Floyd County.
In consideration of $25, paid, this deed conveys
grantor's interest in that portion of the John
Preston survey conveyed by James Pratt to Elizabeth
Pratt, the mother of the grentor.
NOTE: This deed recites that there were seven
heirs of Elizabeth Pratt, and that grantor was the
owner of one-seventh of this land.

ITEM : OHANTHAN RODGERS AND TO WILLIAM HUFF.

2° EOLLY , HIS WIFE.

Deed dated October 17, 1848.
Recorded in Dead Book ”E”, page 485, Floyd county.
In consideration of $25, paid, this deed conveys
the interest of grantor, Polly Rodgers, in the
estate of her mother, Elisabeth Pratt, deceased.
NOTE: This deed recites that there were eight
heirs of Elizabeth Pratt.
This deed is signed by ”Mary Ann”, by which name
we assume the grantor was sometimes known.

ITEM 21: WILLIAM HUFF T0 JAMES A. HUFF.
Deed dated August 5, 1849.
Recorded in Deed Book ”E" page 540, Floyd County.

. In consideration of ”love and affection" and $1
this deed conveys two tracts of land. The first
tract containing seventy—five acres, and being the
same tract whereon I now live, which was conveyed
from James Pratt to Elizabeth Pratt, and from

. Elizabeth Pratt to me. The second tract being the
William Huff 100 acre survey lying on Huff Branch.

 NOTE: It mdll be noted by the foregoing conveyances that
the land embraced within that portion of the Preston
survey which affects this tract and part of the Mary
,Huff Tract #121, and within the William Huff 100 acre

. survey, lying on Huff Branch, becamed vested in James
A. Huff, who was the son of William Huff.
ITEM‘QLL JAMES A. HATCHER VS. WILLIAM HUFF AND
JAMES A. HUFF
Suit in the Floyd Circuit Court.
On August 12, 1850, James A. Hatcher filed petition
against William Huff and James A. Huff, in the Floyd
Circuit Court, averring that he had recovered eight
separate judgments against said William Huff, for
the aggregate sum of $68, and costs amounting to
$5.25 before a Justice of the peace, upon which

7 executions had been issued and returned -"no
property found"; that the defendant, William Huff,

‘ ‘ owned a tract of land on Caney Creek, in the County

‘ of Floyd, and had sold and deeded the same to his
son, James A. Huff; that the grantee insaid deed
was a child about seven to ten years of age; that
the deed was made to divert, delay and hinder the
payment of grantor's debts, and prayed that the deed
be set aside and that the land be sold in consideration
' of said judgments.

Thereafter the plaintiff died, and the suit was
revived and prosecuted in th