Author

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Title

Hawkins heirs vs. Hart heirs

Date

1779-1823

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], Hawkins heirs vs. Hart heirs, 1779-1823, 1VF52W104, Special Collections, University of Kentucky.

Extent

.15 cubic ft. (65 pieces)

Scope and Content

The records contain various documents and papers regarding a lawsuit over disputed land in Kentucky. According to one of the documents, the heirs of Nathaniel Hart were the complainants in the suit, and the heirs of John Hawkins were the defendants. The papers consist of summons, notices of taking depositions, depositions, letters and other statements. There may be more than one law suit involved in this land dispute. The papers are not clear in this matter. The location of the land is not certain. It may have been in the Lexington, Ky. area, as the depositions were taken there.

Subjects

• Hawkins family.
• Hart family.
• Hart, Nathaniel, 1734-1792--Family.
• Hawkins, John,--Family.
• Court records--Kentucky.
• Frontier and pioneer life--Kentucky.
• Land titles--Kentucky.
• Law--Kentucky--Cases.
• Survey (land)
• Summonses.
• Depositions