xt7gf18sbt7w https://exploreuk.uky.edu/dips/xt7gf18sbt7w/data/mets.xml https://exploreuk.uky.edu/dips/xt7gf18sbt7w/data/kukm1f64m_579.xml Wickliffe, Robert, 1775-1859. 1817-1835 1 reel (20 ft.) collections  English University of Kentucky This digital resource may be freely searched and displayed.  Permission must be received for subsequent distribution in print or electronically.  Physical rights are retained by the owning repository.  Copyright is retained in accordance with U. S. copyright laws.  For information about permissions to reproduce or publish, contact the Special Collections Research Center. Robert Wickliffe letterbook, 1817-1835 Robert Wickliffe letterbook, 1817-1835 text Robert Wickliffe letterbook, 1817-1835 1817 1817-1835 2002 true xt7gf18sbt7w collection false kukm1f64m_579 Guide to the Robert Wickliffe letterbook,  1817-1835 Processed by: Archives Staff ; machine-readable finding aid created by:Eric Weig Special Collections Manuscripts University of Kentucky Margaret I. King Library Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0039 USA Phone: (859) 257-8611 Fax: (859) 257-6311 Email: sclref@lsv.uky.edu URL: http://www.uky.edu/Libraries/libpage.php?lweb_id=84&llib_id=13<ab_rank=3  Copyright 2002 University of Kentucky Libraries. All Rights Reserved. Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC Database Date of source:  n.d. Description is in  English. Guide to the Robert Wickliffe letterbook,  1817-1835 Collection number: 1F64M-579 Contact Information Special Collections Manuscripts University of Kentucky Margaret I. King Library Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0039 Phone: (859) 257-8611 Fax: (859) 257-6311 Email:  sclref@lsv.uky.edu URL:  http://www.uky.edu/Libraries/libpage.php?lweb_id=84&llib_id=13<ab_rank=3 Processed by: Archives Staff Encoded by: Eric Weig  Copyright 2002 University of Kentucky. All Rights Reserved. Robert Wickliffe letterbook,  1817-1835 1F64M-579 Wickliffe, Robert, 1775-1859. 1 reel (20 ft.) None online. Must visit contributing institution. The materials are in  English. University of Kentucky Special Collections Lexington, Kentucky 40506 University of Virginia, Alderman Library, Charlottesville, Va.  Purchase July, 1964 d. 7.70 Collection is open for research. Copyright has not been assigned to the University of Kentucky. [Identification of item], Robert Wickliffe letterbook, 1817-1835, 1F64M-579, Special Collections, University of Kentucky. Lawyer, state legislator. Robert Wickliffe was born in Pennsylvania while his parents were en route from Nelson County, Virginia to settle in Kentucky. He read the law with George Nicholas who later became Attorney General of Kentucky. Wickliffe was elected to the state legislature from Fayette County in 1819, 1823 and 1825, and was state senator from 1825 to 1833. Wickliffe distinguished himself as one of the leaders of the "Old Court Party" and as a skillful real estate lawyer. He married Margaret Howard and, after her death, Mary Russell, the only child of Col. John Todd who was killed at the Battle of Blue Licks. Wickliffe's daughter, Margaret, married General William Preston in 1840. See also the Wickliffe-Preston family papers, 1M63M349.  This is a microfilmed copy of Robert Wickliffe's letterbook. A noted Lexington, Kentucky attorney and state legislator, Wickliffe's correspondence, copied by several clerks, reflects legal and business transactions with clients in Kentucky, New York, Virginia, Ohio and other states. Most of the letters, receipts, notes and drafts relate to business and real estate matters. There is also a copy of Kentucky Congressman Benjamin Howard's will. University of Virginia, Alderman Library. Arrangement is chronological. Howard, Benjamin, 1760-1814. Wickliffe, Robert, 1760-1814. Land tenure--Kentucky. Law firms--Kentucky--Lexington--19th century. Lawyers. Legislators. Lexington (Ky.)--History