Author

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Title

William Bledsoe vs. William Tandy papers

Date

1779-1802

Repository

University of Kentucky Special CollectionsLexington, Kentucky 40506

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.

Conditions Governing Access note

Collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation Note

[Identification of item], William Bledsoe vs. William Tandy papers, 1779-1802, 1M52W83, Special Collections, University of Kentucky.

Extent

24 items.

Biography/History

Settler case. The case was tried before the Supreme Court for the District of Kentucky and in the chancery in the Lexington District Court, Lexington, Kentucky.

Scope and Content

The papers consist of preemptions, land grants, surveys, and numerous depositions concerning the location of the Hunter's Trace emanating from Bryan's or Bryan Station, Kentucky. Among those whose depositions are included are William Bush, George Bryant, Morgan Bryant, James Forbes, William Grant, Joseph Rogers, Robert Sanders, Jacob Stricken, Clifton Thompson, Richard Tomlinson, William Tomlinson, and Daniel Wilcoxson. Also present are copies of land grants issued by Thomas Jefferson as Governor of Virginia.

Subjects

• Bryant, George.
• Bryant, Morgan.
• Bush, William.
• Forbes, James.
• Grant, William.
• Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
• Rogers, Joseph.
• Sanders, Robert.
• Stricken, Jacob.
• Tandy, William.
• Thompson, Clifton.
• Todd, William.
• Tomlinson, Richard.
• Tomlinson, William.
• Wilcoxson, Daniel.
• Court records--Kentucky--Fayette County.
• Law--Kentucky--Cases.
• Land tenure--Kentucky.
• Judicial process--Kentucky.
• Bryan Station (Ky.)--History.
• Fayette County (Ky.)--History.
• Lexington (Ky.)--History.
• Depositions.
• Land grants