Harkins Family papers

Abstract

Walter S. Harkins, Sr. (1857-1920) was a lawyer and entrepreneur active during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in Floyd County, Kentucky. By the 1920s his sons, Walter S. Harkins, Jr. (1898-1936) and Joseph Davidson Harkins were practicing in the Harkins law firm and also participating in the development of coal and gas in eastern Kentucky. Materials primarily include business papers, including a large amount of the correspondence and case files relating to legal cases handled by the Harkins and Harkins law firm.

Descriptive Summary

Title
Harkins Family papers
Date
1860-1954 (inclusive)
Extent
14 Cubic Feet
Subjects
Mineral rights -- Kentucky -- Floyd County -- History.
Law reports, digests, etc. -- Kentucky.
Mining leases -- Kentucky -- Floyd County -- History.
Practice of law -- Kentucky.
Bankers -- Kentucky.
Banks and banking -- Kentucky -- Prestonsburg.
Coal trade -- Kentucky -- Floyd County -- History.
Lawyers -- Kentucky.
Arrangement
Organized into the following series: Personal (1876-1953, undated), Business (1860-1954, undated), Topical Files, Legal Cases, and Photographs.
Finding Aid Author
Processed by Archives staff.; machine-readable finding aid created by Beth Eifler
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Harkins Family papers, 1860-1954, 63M46, Special Collections and Digital Programs, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington
Repository
University of Kentucky

Collection Overview

Biography / History
Walter S. Harkins, Sr. (1857-1920) was a lawyer and entrepreneur from Floyd County, Kentucky. Harkins was married to Josephine Davidson and inherited significant portions of land through the estate of her father, Joseph M. Davidson, an influential member of eastern Kentucky society. Prior to 1889, Harkins' law business was primarily devoted to the recovery of debts on the behalf of wholesalers and collection agencies based out of regional cities such as Cincinnati and Portsmouth, Ohio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Baltimore, Maryland. Harkins worked to recover these debts from merchants and private citizens in eastern Kentucky and ultimately used the information gained from this business to acquire land and mineral rights in the region and to promote eastern Kentucky as a location for investment to industrialists, real estate agents, and fellow entrepreneurs throughout the United States and Europe. With the extension of railroads into eastern Kentucky during the 1890s and early twentieth century, Harkins' legal practice shifted toward the representation of companies devoted to the development and extraction of eastern Kentucky's natural resources (coal, oil, natural gas, and timber). Harkins did much to facilitate the economic and social transformation in the region by consolidating landholdings for the purpose of attracting investors and by representing outside companies in numerous legal disputes with eastern Kentuckians over who would control development in the region and how it would occur.
By the 1920s his sons, Walter S. Harkins, Jr. (1898-1936) and Joseph Davidson Harkins (1884-1954) were practicing in the Harkins law firm and also participating in the development of coal and gas in eastern Kentucky. Walter Jr. died in 1936 at age 38, but Joseph's sons Walter S. (Scott) III and Joseph D. Jr. were still practicing law at the time of their father's death in 1954.
Scope and Content
These are primarily the business papers of the Harkins family of eastern Kentucky, though some personal papers are also included. Much of the correspondence relates to legal cases handled by the Harkins and Harkins law firm, as well as a substantial number of case files containing letters and carbons of transcripts and other court documents. There are also letters dealing with the family's other business interests, including the development of the Big Sandy River Valley. Personal papers include family correspondence, clippings, certificates, and photographs.

Restrictions on Access and Use

Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Copyright has not been assigned to the University of Kentucky.

Contents of the Collection

PERSONAL

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The Harkins family personal papers are predominantly composed of receipts and invoices related to W.S. Harkins' purchase of household items, including clothing, jewelry, furniture, groceries, books, and office supplies. The receipts and invoices also give indication of Harkins' extensive law library, his rising financial status and place within eastern Kentucky society, and his reputation as a shrewd, and active, consumer. In addition there are letters from suppliers to Harkins containing advertisements or samples of products which they hope will interest him. There is personal correspondence from family, friends, and fellow professionals, including a few letters addressed to Harkins' wife Josephine and other members of the Harkins family. Also included are payrolls, receipts, and correspondence pertaining to the building of Harkins' new house around the year 1905 in Prestonsburg (Floyd County), Kentucky.

Papers dealing with Harkins' involvement in civic organizations and political matters were removed from this section and placed with material on his business dealings and to illustrate the interconnected nature in which these forces functioned in his life during this period. Papers concerning Harkins' personal banking activity, particularly with Catlettsburg National Bank, were also kept in the "business" category because they are more pertinent to Harkins' paying of others' debts rather than his personal finances.

BIOGRAPHICAL

Walter S. Harkins

Certificates of appointment to Notary Public and Delegate in Kentucky, 1884-1889

  • Box 1, folder 1
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Estate Papers, 1919-1928

  • Box 1, folder 2
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[These papers outline the financial account and land and mineral ownership of Walter S. Harkins. They show receipts and disbursements of his estate and the accounting of land tracts. Included are papers related to the various oil, gas, and mineral leases that Walter S. Harkins owned, often showing from whom and where they were bought. The papers also outline the history of various land tracts and how they came to be in the Walter S. Harkins estate.]

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Josephine D. Harkins

Dedications to Josephine D. Harkins, 1941-1946

  • Box 1, folder 3
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[including one from the Bank Josephine, founded by the Harkins family, which outlines a short biography of Josephine and the Harkins family.]

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Joseph D. Harkins

Judge appointment certificates, state bar association materials, address given before the Indiana Bar Association, picture, obituary, and ledger labelled "coal book", 1907-1954

  • Box 1, folder 4
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Walter S. Harkins Jr.

Army papers and obituary, 1936, undated

  • Box 1, folder 5
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Walter S. Harkins III (Scott Harkins)

Military papers, 1946-1948

  • Box 1, folder 6
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Harkins Family

Genealogy, family cemetery blueprint, miscellaneous short story and newspaper clippings, undated

  • Box 1, folder 7
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CORRESPONDENCE

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Most of the personal correspondence is between family members, but also includes letters to friends and business acquaintances.

1876-1883

  • Box 1, folder 8
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1883-1885

  • Box 1, folder 9
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1885-1886

  • Box 1, folder 10
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1886-1887

  • Box 1, folder 11
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1887 May-December

  • Box 1, folder 12
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1888 January-June

  • Box 1, folder 13
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1888 July-December

  • Box 2, folder 1
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1889-1906

  • Box 2, folder 2
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1907-1917

  • Box 2, folder 3
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1918-1919

  • Box 2, folder 4
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1920-1939

  • Box 2, folder 5
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1940-1953

  • Box 2, folder 6
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undated

  • Box 2, folder 7
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BUSINESS

CORRESPONDENCE AND RELATED MATERIALS

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Arranged chronologically, these files include bills, invoices, business agreements, land leases, deeds, and surveys of land in the Kentucky counties of Floyd, Magoffin, Knott, Martin, Letcher, and Pike.

Papers dating from 1860 through March 1889 deal primarily with the Harkins law firm and its representation of wholesalers and collection agencies in their collecting of debts in eastern Kentucky. Letters from these businesses concern the status of claims; inquire about the financial standings of individuals; and respond to settlement offers from Harkins on behalf of debtors.

Papers from 1889 onward display a shift away from Harkins' business in claiming debts to a more intense focus on land dealings and representation of the mining, railway, oil, and natural gas companies beginning to do business in eastern Kentucky.

Much of the correspondence concerns the payment of fees and debts, as well as disputes over amounts owed. There are also letters discussing the prospect of railroads coming into eastern Kentucky and its importance in the development of the mining industry in that area. Moreover, letters also reveal disputes between citizens of eastern Kentucky and the various railroad, timber, oil, and mining companies doing business in the region over such things as destruction of property, failure to deliver merchandise, contested land titles, violation of agreements, and citizens' refusals to sell or leave land coveted by companies.

The business correspondence provides an indication of Harkins's growing influence within the community. The files contain letters from friends or acquaintances asking for assistance in finding employment, requests for him to use his political capital to repair local roads and bridges, and documents which demonstrate his active involvement in the Masonic Lodge and Mutual Benefit Association. In addition, there are numerous letters from politicians seeking his backing.

1860-1885

1860-1879

  • Box 3, folder 1
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1880-1881

  • Box 3, folder 2
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1882

  • Box 3, folder 3
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1883 January-June

  • Box 3, folder 4
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1883 July-December

  • Box 3, folder 5
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1884 January-June

  • Box 3, folder 6
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1884 July-December

  • Box 3, folder 7
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1885 January-July

  • Box 3, folder 8
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1885 August-December

  • Box 3, folder 9
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1886-1887

January-February 1886

  • Box 4, folder 1
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March-April 1886

  • Box 4, folder 2
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May-June 1886

  • Box 4, folder 3
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July-August 1886

  • Box 4, folder 4
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September-December 1886

  • Box 4, folder 5
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January-February 1887

  • Box 4, folder 6
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March-April 1887

  • Box 4, folder 7
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May-June 1887

  • Box 4, folder 8
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1887-1888

July-August 1887

  • Box 5, folder 1
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September-November 15, 1887

  • Box 5, folder 2
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November 16-December 1887

  • Box 5, folder 3
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January-February 15, 1888

  • Box 5, folder 4
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February 16-March 1888

  • Box 5, folder 5
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April-May 15, 1888

  • Box 5, folder 6
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May 16-June 1888

  • Box 5, folder 7
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July-August 15, 1888

  • Box 5, folder 8
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1888-1889

August 16-September 1888

  • Box 6, folder 1
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October-November 15, 1888

  • Box 6, folder 2
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November 16-December 15, 1888

  • Box 6, folder 3
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December 16, 1888-January 15, 1889

  • Box 6, folder 4
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January 16-February 1889

  • Box 6, folder 5
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March 1889

  • Box 6, folder 6
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April-August 1889

  • Box 6, folder 7
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1889-1906

September 1889-1890

  • Box 7, folder 1
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1891-1897

  • Box 7, folder 2
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1898-1899

  • Box 7, folder 3
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1900-1901

  • Box 7, folder 4
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January-October 1902

  • Box 7, folder 5
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November-December 1902

  • Box 7, folder 6
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1903

  • Box 7, folder 7
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1904-1905

  • Box 7, folder 8
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1906

  • Box 7, folder 9
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1907-1913

January-August 1907

  • Box 8, folder 1
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September-December 1907

  • Box 8, folder 2
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1908

  • Box 8, folder 3
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1909

  • Box 8, folder 4
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1910

  • Box 8, folder 5
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January-June 1911

  • Box 8, folder 6
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July-December 1911

  • Box 8, folder 7
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January-June 1912

  • Box 8, folder 8
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July-December 1912

  • Box 8, folder 9
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January-April 1913

  • Box 8, folder 10
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1913-1916

May-December 1913

  • Box 9, folder 1
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January-May 1914

  • Box 9, folder 2
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June-December 1914

  • Box 9, folder 3
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January-July 1915

  • Box 9, folder 4
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August-October 1915

  • Box 9, folder 5
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November-December 1915

  • Box 9, folder 6
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January-February 1916

  • Box 9, folder 7
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1916-1918

March-June 1916

  • Box 10, folder 1
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July-August 1916

  • Box 10, folder 2
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September-December 1916

  • Box 10, folder 3
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January-February 1917

  • Box 10, folder 4
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March-May 1917

  • Box 10, folder 5
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June-August 1917

  • Box 10, folder 6
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September-December 1917

  • Box 10, folder 7
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January 1918

  • Box 10, folder 8
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1918

February 1918

  • Box 11, folder 1
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March 1918

  • Box 11, folder 2
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April 1918

  • Box 11, folder 3
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May 1918

  • Box 11, folder 4
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June 1918

  • Box 11, folder 5
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July 1918

  • Box 11, folder 6
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August 1918

  • Box 11, folder 7
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September-October 1918

  • Box 11, folder 8
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November-December 1918

  • Box 11, folder 9
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1919-1920

January-April 1919

  • Box 12, folder 1
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May 1919

  • Box 12, folder 2
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June-July 1919

  • Box 12, folder 3
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August-September 1919

  • Box 12, folder 4
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October-December 1919

  • Box 12, folder 5
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January-May 1920

  • Box 12, folder 6
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June-August 1920

  • Box 12, folder 7
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September-December 1920

  • Box 12, folder 8
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1921-1942

1921

  • Box 13, folder 1
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1922

  • Box 13, folder 2
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1923

  • Box 13, folder 3
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1924

  • Box 13, folder 4
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1925

  • Box 13, folder 5
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1926

  • Box 13, folder 6
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1927

  • Box 13, folder 7
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1928

  • Box 13, folder 8
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1929

  • Box 13, folder 9
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1930

  • Box 13, folder 10
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1931

  • Box 13, folder 11
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1932

  • Box 13, folder 12
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1933

  • Box 13, folder 13
Scope and Contents note

[Note in May 1933 there is a Veterans Administration, Spanish American War Disability Claim by Samuel Spradlin of Prestonsburg, Kentucky.]

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1934

  • Box 13, folder 14
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1935

  • Box 13, folder 15
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1936

  • Box 13, folder 16
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1937

  • Box 13, folder 17
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1938

  • Box 13, folder 18
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1939

  • Box 13, folder 19
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1940

  • Box 13, folder 20
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1941

  • Box 13, folder 21
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1942

  • Box 13, folder 22
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1943-1954, undated

1943

  • Box 14, folder 1
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1944

  • Box 14, folder 2
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1945

  • Box 14, folder 3
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1946

  • Box 14, folder 4
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1947

  • Box 14, folder 5
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1948

  • Box 14, folder 6
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1949

  • Box 14, folder 7
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1950

  • Box 14, folder 8
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1951

  • Box 14, folder 9
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1952

  • Box 14, folder 10
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1953

  • Box 14, folder 11
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1954

  • Box 14, folder 12
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Correspondence between Joseph D. Harkins and William S. Harmon, November 1950- October 1951[Part I]

  • Box 14, folder 13
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[Folders comprised primarily of correspondence from November 1950 to June 1954 between Joseph D. Harkins and William S. Harmon of Kentucky- West Virginia- Ohio Coal and Coke Company in Columbus Ohio. The correspondence details their actions as they put together a group of coal leases they call the Burchett Branch Tract (Floyd County, Kentucky) and also work to get a company to actually mine the coal. Harkins and other local residents actually own the land and they want Harman to organize it. Also, Merl Kelce of Kansas is their prime target for investment. See especially letter dated August 30, 1951 for detailed plan. The mining method was to be, at least in part, stripping and augering. Apparently Harman and Harkins could not capitalize the mining itself, but hoped to make money by claiming a minimum tonnage royalty on each ton removed.

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Correspondence between Joseph D. Harkins and William S. Harmon, November 1951- June 1954 [Part II]

  • Box 14, folder 14
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undated

  • Box 14, folder 15
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LEDGERS

Rent Register, 1908-1916

  • Box 15, folder 1
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[Includes renter name, location, lot and also the amounts owed and paid]

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Account Ledger, 1919-1922

  • Box 15, folder 2
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[Shows notes/bills paid and renewed, both personal and business]

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Account Ledger, 1927-1931

  • Box 15, folder 3
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[Shows notes/bills paid and renewed, both personal and business]

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TOPICAL FILES

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Arranged alphabetically, these files highlight the business and civic interests of the Harkins Family. Of particular interest are the files that illustrate how they approached minerals speculation. Unlike the materials in the preceding "Business" series, these files offer a more complete and focused look at how tracts of land and mineral leases belonging to different owners were acquired, bundled, and then mined or sold to a mining company. See individual scope notes for detailed descriptions.

Adams Patents Company, 1907-1920

  • Box 16, folder 1
Scope and Contents note

[Both Walter Harkins, Jr, and Joseph Harkins held stock in this company formed by Lytle S. Adams and incorporated in the State of Delaware. The Harkinses also owned stock in the Spiral Machinery Corporation which worked closely with the Adams Patents Company. Joseph Harkins also appears to be the lawyer for the Adams Patents Company which was responsible for inventing improvements in a lighting system, the hole digger, cable laying machines, and the spiral cultivator. All of these machines were designed to help excavate or plow dirt, minerals and earth. The file includes correspondence relating to the company's incorporation and patents, and also includes diagrams of the inventions. See also photographs in Box 31, Items 15-17.]

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Big Sandy Valley Association, 1945-1947, undated

  • Box 16, folder 2
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[The Association was composed of a board of directors from the Kentucky counties of Boyd, Floyd, Johnson, Lawrence, Pike and Martin; Mingo, Wayne, Mercer and McDowell counties in West Virginia; and Buchanan and Tazewell counties in Virginia. Joseph Harkins represented Floyd County. The Association not only attempted to get a dam and waterway built along the Big Sandy River to help prevent flooding, but also to aid in the transportation of coal. The file includes correspondence, by-laws and meeting memoranda. Also included are student essays submitted in the Big Sandy Valley essay contest judged by Joseph Harkins. The assigned theme for the contest was to defend the positive aspects of the dam. For example, one rationale asserted that the project would provide jobs for veterans coming back from World War II.]

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Camp Branch Coal Lands, 1918-1921

  • Box 16, folder 3
Scope and Contents note

[The Camp Branch Coal Lands were formed by combining tracts of land in both the Harkins estate and the John C.C. Mayo estate in the post-World War I period. The mineral and coal rights on these tracts were originally bought or leased by Walter Harkins, Sr. and John C.C. Mayo from numerous families in Floyd County. (Family names include: Layne, Justice, Honaker, Jones, Amey [also listed as "Amy"], Akers, Boyd, Kidd, Morse, and Williams.) The estates attempted to lease the Camp Branch Coal Lands' mineral rights to interested coal companies for development and mining. E.E. Parker of Huff Creek Coal was interested, but never finalized a lease. Those securing leases include B.F. Vincent of Vincent Coal Company (later Cliff Coal Company and Wonderland Coal Company), the Central Elkhorn Coal Company, and the Ivanhoe Elkhorn Collieries Company. The lease with the latter appears to fall apart in 1924 when Ivanhoe attempted to join with Akron Coal Company. Also of note is the attempt to convince the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company to allow a siding. These files contain correspondence, leases, abstracts of titles, and descriptions of the land parcels that made up this tract. [See Also S. H. Goodloe, Box 16 Folder 9]

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Camp Branch Coal Lands, 1922-1925, undated

  • Box 16, folder 4
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Camp Branch Coal Lands, abstracts and titles, undated

  • Box 16, folder 5
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Consolidation Oil and Gas Byproducts Company, undated

  • Box 16, folder 6
Scope and Contents note

[This company put tracts together for oil and gas mining purposes in Floyd, Knott, Magoffin, Perry and Letcher counties in Kentucky. Joseph D. Harkins was the president of the company and Harkins and Harkins was the company's legal firm. The file describes where, what and how they were to drill and mine the oil and gas.]

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Election Fraud, undated

  • Box 16, folder 7
Scope and Contents note

[This folder concerns an election fraud in the contest between Sturgill and Martin in Floyd County, Kentucky. It highlights the different voter counts.]

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"The Flag", undated

  • Box 16, folder 8
Scope and Contents note

[Possibly a speech or essay for publication about the American Flag, probably by a Harkins]

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S.H. Goodloe, 1917-1918

  • Box 16, folder 9
Scope and Contents note

[S.H. Goodloe of Williamson, West Virginia, was an executive in the Wilhelmina Coal Company, later the Goodell Coal Company and the Goodloe Brothers Company. Goodloe, along with his brother-in-law Senator Goodykoontz, was interested in leasing lands for coal mining operations near Ivel, in Floyd County, Kentucky south of Prestonsburg. These lands were jointly owned by the John C.C. Mayo Estate and the Walter S. Harkins, Sr. Estate. Included in the file is correspondence between the parties about leasing and development, a copy of a contract to accept and execute a lease within thirty days, and copies of the actual leases between the Mayo and Harkins Estates and S.H. Goodloe. Complications arose, however, with the deeds and combining the tracts of land together. Then a proposed railroad connection was halted because of World War I and the lease agreement fell apart. After the war, these same tracts, renamed Camp Branch Coal Lands, proved to be of developmental interest. See also the Camp Branch Coal Lands File, Box 16 Folders 3-5.]

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Highland Land and Coal Company,, 1914-1916

  • Box 17, folder 1
Scope and Contents note

[Walter S. Harkins, Jr. and his brother, Joseph D. Harkins with John C.C. Mayo (and later at his death, his widow Alice Mayo) and Hiram Harris were directors of the Highland Coal and Land Company. This company secured mineral leases and leased land to other companies who mined the coal, such as Cliff Coal Company, the primary correspondent represented in this file. The company mining the coal (Cliff) paid royalties to (Highland) based on number of tons of coal mined.]

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Hindman Settlement School, 1949-1950

  • Box 17, folder 2
Scope and Contents note

[The Hindman Settlement School was established in 1902 by Katherine Petit and May Stone in Knott County, Kentucky. The school became a model center for education and social services and played a vital role in continuing the cultural traditions of southeastern Kentucky. Joseph D. Harkins became involved with the Hindman Settlement School as a presiding officer in the commencement of 1949. Governor Clements spoke at the commencement and Joseph D. Harkins was responsible for inviting other prominent business men and politicians to the commencement. After the commencement, Joseph D. Harkins was named as the chair and organizer of the Hindman Settlement School Board of Overseers. It is unclear what the duties of the Board of Overseers was, but appears to be mostly administrative. The files contain the correspondence relating to the 1949 commencement and the organization of the Board of Overseers including those who both accepted and denied positions on the board.]

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Hindman Settlement School, 1950-1952

  • Box 17, folder 3
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Ivanhoe and Emporia Mines in the Apache Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, undated

  • Box 17, folder 4
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[Brochure or description about the company by J.C. Carrera]

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Jones Colliery Company, 1920-1925

  • Box 17, folder 5
Scope and Contents note

[The folder contains copies of coal lease agreements with the Jones Colliery Company. (Some are between the Harkins Family and Jones Colliery Company). It also includes a land lease with Grant Weddington to build mine houses for miners in 1922 and there is also mention of a lawsuit between Josie D. Harkins et al. v. Jones Colliery Company et al. ]

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May, William Harvey, undated

  • Box 17, folder 6
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[Biography of William Harvey May presented at a memorial in the Floyd County Courts, probably written by a Harkins]

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Mineral leases with Woods, Gunnel, Crumb, Jessie and Jones households. September-November 1911., 1911 September-November

  • Box 17, folder 7
Scope and Contents note

[This folder is a prototype for Harkins' land and mineral speculation. Though unsure how and why these materials came to be grouped together, it appears that Harkins was putting together a tract of land, buying each property owner's mineral rights with a broad-form deed, probably in order to create contiguous acreage to lease to a coal mining company. Note that Harkins employed a standardized questionnaire and had his own personalized "option contract" (i.e. broad-form deed).]

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Moving county seat of Floyd County from Prestonsburg to Allen, undated

  • Box 17, folder 8
Scope and Contents note

[Appears to be a speech or editorial written by a Harkins]

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New Domain Oil and Gas Company, 1901-1903

  • Box 17, folder 9
Scope and Contents note

[This folder contains a record book of surveys and deeds in "Jones Fork of Beaver" which seemed to have served two different though not unrelated functions. The first two pages reflect "orders" and "expenses" while an unnamed individual performed surveys on "Jones Fork of Beaver" (probably Right Beaver Creek in Knott County, Kentucky), for Walter S. Harkins Sr. in 1902. Following are records arranged by landowner's name and primarily composed in July 1901. Each entry notes how many acres were owned, whether a survey exists, where the deed is recorded and a citation for such, and which family members are implicated in the ownership. The contents of this record book, along with a separate and last document in the folder, which highlights the same tracts of land, suggest that Harkins was attempting to put together a large tract of Knott County land for oil and gas exploitation and production by the New Domain Oil Gas Company.]

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Porter Mining Company, 1916-1928

  • Box 17, folder 10
Scope and Contents note

[The Porter Mining Company was located in Ashland, Kentucky. This file contains a map of the Prestonsburg and Hindman Telegraph Company showing subscriber locations in 1916, meeting minutes from 1923, and financial statements for 1925 and 1928.]

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Prestonsburg School Corporation, 1939

  • Box 17, folder 11
Scope and Contents note

[Joseph D. Harkins was the secretary of the Prestonsburg School Corporation which made contracts with the Prestonsburg Independent School District Board of Education. These contracts were made to deed over property in order to have a new school building constructed with the sale of bonds. The contracts, articles of incorporation, and maps and deeds of these actions are reflected here.]

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Rancho Pauma, San Diego County California, undated

  • Box 17, folder 12
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[Map and appraisal of the land]

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Rotary Club of Prestonsburg, Kentucky, 1923-1925

  • Box 17, folder 13
Scope and Contents note

[Joseph D. Harkins was the chairman of the organizing committee for the Rotary Club of Prestonsburg, Kentucky and later President of the chapter. The Rotary Club was part of Rotary International and is an organization of business and civic leaders. This file contains correspondence relating to the organizing of the club in Prestonsburg, the organizing of meetings and conventions, various details concerning membership, and also correspondence with the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway concerning the establishment of a new passenger station or depot in Prestonsburg. The file also contains notes and lists of members or Rotarians.]

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Wheaton, William W., 1887-1889

  • Box 17, folder 14
Scope and Contents note

[This correspondence, between Walter S. Harkins, Sr. and William W. Wheaton, financier of Detroit, Michigan, is concerned with developing railroad and coal operations in Floyd, Johnson, and Magoffin counties in Kentucky, under the auspices of Peoples Union Oil Mining and Manufacturing Company. Harkins was hired to "recover" minerals and railroad right of ways, "in and on land belonging to this company." Harkins apparently became suspicious of Wheaton (see letter dated July 12, 1887) but continued to work with him at least through early 1889 when their correspondence ends.]

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LEGAL CASES

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Three generations of the Harkins family were lawyers in the Harkins and Harkins Law Offices, located in Prestonsburg, Kentucky. The father, Walter S. Harkins, Sr., was succeeded by his sons Joseph D. Harkins and Walter S. Harkins, Jr. who were followed by Joseph's sons Walter S. Harkins III (Scott) and J. D. Harkins. These files represent legal cases and matters in which it appears the Harkins and Harkins Law Offices had some involvement. The cases cover numerous topics including: election fraud, land disputes (especially coal-related ones), railroad right-of- way, mineral rights, murder (see "Jack Johns"), telephone company right-of-way, timber disputes, board of education challenges, adultery and divorce, railroad accidents, ballot recounting, workers compensation, personal property retribution, interest and real estate equity, assault, breech of contracts, debts, liquor/prohibition (see "J.P. Murphy"), and defective chewing tobacco by R.J. Reynolds. The cases are listed by the name that appears on the legal documents and are in alphabetical order by last name. Included are depositions and other official court documents, as well as correspondence relating to the cases.

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Adams Express Company v. The Commonwealth of Kentucky, 1906

  • Box 18, folder 1
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Allen, M.M. v. Ligon and Sherrard Construction Company et al., 1913

  • Box 18, folder 2
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Allen, M.T. v. Hall, Malone, 1909

  • Box 18, folder 3
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American Fuel and Power Company et al., debtors in bankruptcy no. 115, 1943

  • Box 18, folder 4
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Archer, George P. et al. v. Baptist Education Society et al., 1918

  • Box 18, folder 5
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Ashland Lumber Company v. Harkins, Walter S. [Part I], 1908-1915

  • Box 18, folder 6
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Ashland Lumber Company v. Harkins, Walter S. [Part II], 1908-1910

  • Box 18, folder 7
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Auxier, Mary Louisa v. Auxier, A.E., 1918

  • Box 18, folder 8
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Bank Josephine v. Layne, J. Bert et al., 1915

  • Box 18, folder 9
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Bank Josephine v. Whitaker, Joe et al., 1932

  • Box 18, folder 10
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Begley, Emily; Begley tract, Floyd County Kentucky, 1914

  • Box 18, folder 11
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Big Sandy Railway Company v. America Clifton, 1902

  • Box 18, folder 12
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Big Sandy Railway Company v. May, Ballard and Pollard et al., 1902

  • Box 18, folder 13
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Blankenship, Floyd and Mont v. The Commonwealth of Kentucky, 1901

  • Box 18, folder 14
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Blevins, Martin (administrator of estate of J. Jackson) v. Pitts, J.L. et al., 1903-1907

  • Box 18, folder 15
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Branham, Jack v. Bailey, Harold et al. [Part I], 1935-1936

  • Box 18, folder 16
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Branham, Jack v. Bailey, Harold et al. [Part II], 1935-1936

  • Box 18, folder 17
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Brown, W.L. v. Greene, R.L., auditor, et al., 1907-1917

  • Box 18, folder 18
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Brown, W.L. v. Harkins, Joseph D. and Walter S., 1916-1919

  • Box 18, folder 19
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Butler, Ida v. Davis, Phoebe, 1903-1906

  • Box 18, folder 20
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[adultery and divorce]

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Carter, J.H. v. Dwale Coal Company [Part I], 1917-1919

  • Box 19, folder 1
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Carter, J.H. v. Dwale Coal Company [Part II], 1917-1919

  • Box 19, folder 2
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Castle, James v. Big Sandy Railway Company and Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company, 1903-1905

  • Box 19, folder 3
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Caudill, John W. v. Sandy River Cannel Coal Company, 1889-1890

  • Box 19, folder 4
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Cecil, John P. and Company v. Baum and Smith, 1873-1902

  • Box 19, folder 5
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Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company v. Robinnette, Elizabeth, 1905-1913

  • Box 19, folder 6
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Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company v. Robinson, Sallie, 1913-1915

  • Box 19, folder 7
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City of Louisville et al. v. Louisville Gas and Electric Company, 1913

  • Box 19, folder 8
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Collins, Fanny v. Hatcher, John H., 1921-1922

  • Box 19, folder 9
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Collins, M.M. v. Clere, R.D. and Blackburn, Fred, 1905-1922

  • Box 19, folder 10
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Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Burchett, Lance and Bertha, 1931-1932

  • Box 20, folder 1
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Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Burnett, John B., 1836-1887

  • Box 20, folder 2
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Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Carter, A.C. et al., 1934

  • Box 20, folder 3
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Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Coyer, John, undated

  • Box 20, folder 4
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Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Eastern Kentucky Coal Lands Corporation et al., 1908-1947

  • Box 20, folder 5
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Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Elyington, James, 1917

  • Box 20, folder 6
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Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Heuff, Jack, 1916

  • Box 20, folder 7
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Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Hunter, John, 1881-1887

  • Box 20, folder 8
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Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Midland Coal and Iron Company, 1902

  • Box 20, folder 9
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Commonwealth of Kentucky v. The Mountain Coal and Iron Company, 1902

  • Box 20, folder 10
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Commonwealth of Kentucky v. The Northern Coal, Coke and Iron Company, 1902

  • Box 20, folder 11
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Commonwealth of Kentucky v. The Ohio and Big Sandy Land Association, 1902

  • Box 20, folder 12
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Crider, S.M. v. Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company, 1916-1917

  • Box 20, folder 13
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Crisp, Wilson v. Jennings, S.P. and Ellis, J.E., 1903

  • Box 20, folder 14
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Crowe, Frank R. and Craft, Susan Harris v. Middle Creek Coal Company et al., 1908-1948

  • Box 20, folder 15
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Cumberland Pipeline Company v. White House Cannel Coal Company, 1904-1906

  • Box 20, folder 16
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Cumberland Torpedo Company v. Kentucky Coke Company, 1921-1924

  • Box 20, folder 17
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Damron, James v. Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company, 1916-1917

  • Box 20, folder 18
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Damron, Luther v. Johnson, J.M. [Part I], 1921

  • Box 20, folder 19
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Damron, Luther v. Johnson, J.M. [Part II], 1921

  • Box 20, folder 20
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Dils, John and Mrs. Ann, executrix of the estate of John Dils, et al. v. Williamson, W.J. and Hall, Joseph et al., 1847-1905

  • Box 20, folder 21
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Dingus, D.C. v. Elkhorn and Beaver Valley Railway Company [Part I], 1911-1920

  • Box 21, folder 1
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Dingus, D.C. v. Elkhorn and Beaver Valley Railway Company [Part II], 1911-1919

  • Box 21, folder 2
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Dotson, L.M. v. May, B.C. et al., 1916

  • Box 21, folder 3
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Duff, H.P. et al. v. Cisco, F.L. et al., 1949-1951

  • Box 21, folder 4
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Edgewater Coal Company v. Stuffler, W.G., trustee, et al. [Part I], 1919-1923

  • Box 21, folder 5
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Edgewater Coal Company v. Stuffler, W.G., trustee, et al. [Part II], 1919-1920

  • Box 21, folder 6
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Elkhorn and Beaver Valley Railway Company v. Mayo, Tilda, Ezra, Burns, and David, 1911

  • Box 21, folder 7
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Elkhorn and Beaver Valley Railway Company v. Osburn, Della and Lee, 1893-1914

  • Box 21, folder 8
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Elliott, J.A. and Worsham, G.A. v. Wilson [?], Elihu, 1884

  • Box 21, folder 9
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Elliott, W.J. v. Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company, 1914-1916

  • Box 21, folder 10
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Endicott, Samuel, administrator of the estate of Eddie Endicott, deceased, v. Weddington, Ballard and John and Lowe, Ireland and Miller's Creek Contracting Company, 1909-1910

  • Box 21, folder 11
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Fitzsimmons, James v. Taylor, R.W., 1890-1896

  • Box 21, folder 12
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Floyd County Kentucky and Short, Forrest D. v. Beaver Valley Hospital and Stumbo, W.L. and Annie, 1930-1934

  • Box 21, folder 13
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Frazier Heirs claims against Prestonsburg and Hindman Telephone Company and Southern Bell Telephone Company, 1918-1921

  • Box 21, folder 14
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[This case was settled prior to the filing of a lawsuit]

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Goff, I.W. et al. v. Lowe, O.B.M. et al., 1860-1901

  • Box 21, folder 15
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Guardian Trust Company v. By-Products Coal Company, 1931-1932

  • Box 22, folder 1
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Hackworth, Jerry v. Horsley, W.J., 1900

  • Box 22, folder 2
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Hale, Tan and William v. Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company, 1915-1916

  • Box 22, folder 3
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Hall, Ervin v. Kentucky West Virginia Gas Company, 1932

  • Box 22, folder 4
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Hall, Joseph v. Dils, John Jr. and Williamson, Wallace J. et al., 1871-1889

  • Box 22, folder 5
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Hall, Palmer, superintendent of schools of Floyd County Kentucky v. Hunter, Ballard, 1934-1938

  • Box 22, folder 6
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Hall, William R. Jr. v. Mayo, J.D. and Dave, 1905

  • Box 22, folder 7
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Harkins, Walter S. v. Walker, W.W. and York, Pat, 1896-1898

  • Box 22, folder 8
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Harmison and Richmond v. Fleming Burchett's Estate, 1886-1889

  • Box 22, folder 9
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Harris, James P. v. Lavin, Patrick, 1884

  • Box 22, folder 10
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Harris, John Q., administrator of the estate of William J. Reynolds, deceased, v. Reynolds, Rhoda et al., 1896-1912

  • Box 22, folder 11
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Harris, R. W. et al. v. Middle Creek Coal Company et al., 1924-1926

  • Box 22, folder 12
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[On the first page of index in an unknown hand, is written: "Some good mining history of 1920s here."]

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Hatcher, J.J. v. Petry, Mel, 1935

  • Box 22, folder 13
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Hatcher, J.S. et al. v. Elkhorn and Beaver Valley Railway Company et al., 1905-1917

  • Box 22, folder 14
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Hatfield, Elias v. Blackberry Coal Company et al., 1909

  • Box 22, folder 15
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Hellier, Lyda E., guardian v. Hellier, Charles E. and James Earl, 1906-1911

  • Box 22, folder 16
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Hill, Al v. Stephenson, E.D., 1927

  • Box 22, folder 17
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Hill, George W. v. Northup, J.H., 1911-1915

  • Box 22, folder 18
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Hite, W.F. v. Whitt, Rosetta G. et al., 1925-1926

  • Box 22, folder 19
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Honaker, Nanny J. v. Honaker, James, undated

  • Box 22, folder 20
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Horn, Will v. Wells, Sam, 1931-1934

  • Box 22, folder 21
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Howard, Bessie et al. v. Taylor, Park L. et al., 1931-1936

  • Box 22, folder 22
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Howard, E.H. v. Meade, Banner and Spradlin, Alex M., 1929

  • Box 22, folder 23
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Howard, John J. and Sarah v. Woodford Coal Company Inc. and Howard, N.P., 1916

  • Box 22, folder 24
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Hunter, Ballard v. Bailey, Harold et al., members of Floyd County Board of Education, 1933-1936

  • Box 22, folder 25
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Hunter, Ballard v. Floyd County Kentucky Board of Education [Part I], 1934-1936

  • Box 23, folder 1
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Hunter, Ballard v. Floyd County Kentucky Board of Education [Part II], 1935-1936

  • Box 23, folder 2
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Hunter, Ballard v. Floyd County Kentucky Board of Education [Part III], 1926-1935

  • Box 23, folder 3
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Hutsinpillar-Sheridan Company v. Honaker, N.J. et al., undated

  • Box 23, folder 4
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Johns, Jack, Salyersville Kentucky, letters to Walter S. Harkins, 1885-1915

  • Box 23, folder 5
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[Jack Johns was charged with murder in Magoffin County, these letters outline the charges and his defense]

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Johns, John G. v. Auxier, A.J., 1884-1885

  • Box 23, folder 6
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Johnson, Ammie v. Kentucky West Virginia Gas Company, 1934-1935

  • Box 23, folder 7
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[workers' compensation]

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Kendrick, Elson v. Sturgill, Troy B. et al., 1943

  • Box 23, folder 8
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Kentucky Beaver Collieries et al. v. Mellon and Smith, 1918-1923

  • Box 23, folder 9
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Kentucky State Bar Association, United Mine Workers Investigation, 1947-1949

  • Box 23, folder 10
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Keystone Gas Company v. Kentucky Coke Company, 1899-1924

  • Box 24, folder 1
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Kidd, Frank v. Lawson, R.B., 1919-1920

  • Box 24, folder 2
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Kirk, Thomas et al. v. Cassady, Henry C., 1899

  • Box 24, folder 3
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Laferty, Robert v. Cliff Coal Company, undated

  • Box 24, folder 4
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Langhorne, C.D. et al v. Wiley, J.M., 1904

  • Box 24, folder 5
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Lawson, William H. et al. v. Hatfield, Joseph et al., 1899

  • Box 24, folder 6
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Layne, Cortes et al. v. Layne, Moses S. et al., 1849-1917

  • Box 24, folder 7
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McAlpin Polk and Company et al. v. Wiseman, Russell et al., 1883

  • Box 24, folder 8
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McCoy, John J. v. James, A.C., 1921-1924

  • Box 24, folder 9
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Martin, H.D. v. Kentucky Pipeline Company, 1924

  • Box 24, folder 10
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Martin, Simpson v. Hall, John, undated

  • Box 24, folder 11
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Martin, Wyatt v. Yellow Poplar Lumbar Company, 1894-1896

  • Box 24, folder 12
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May, A.J. et al. v. Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company, 1935 October 25

  • Box 24, folder 13
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May, Colonel Jr. v. Cope, Tot Allen, 1952

  • Box 24, folder 14
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May, Daniel W. v. Newsom, John and Moore, John, 1865-1898

  • Box 24, folder 15
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May, Lee P. v. Martin, T.Y., 1925

  • Box 24, folder 16
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May, Thomas J. v. May, Thomas and Owens, Thomas, 1979-1980

  • Box 24, folder 17
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Mayer, Levi and Frank v. Hatcher, James, 1890-1902

  • Box 24, folder 18
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Mayo, William J. v. Drassett, Solomon, 1865-1886

  • Box 24, folder 19
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Mellon, Bev. v. Goble, Elige [Part I], 1925

  • Box 24, folder 20
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Mellon, Bev. v. Goble, Elige [Part II], 1925

  • Box 24, folder 21
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Mellon, Bev. v. Goble, Elige [Part III], 1925

  • Box 25, folder 1
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Mellon, Bev. v. Goble, Elige [Part IV], 1925

  • Box 25, folder 2
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Mellon, W.T. and Malinda v. Vangham, M.V., 1881

  • Box 25, folder 3
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Moore, Aaron et al. v. Johnson, A.H., superintendent of schools of Johnson County Kentucky, 1934-1935

  • Box 25, folder 4
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Moore, Kendall and Jay L. v. Pennegrade Oil and Gas Company and Louisville Gas and Electric Company [Part I], 1920-1927

  • Box 25, folder 5
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Moore, Kendall and Jay L. v. Pennegrade Oil and Gas Company and Louisville Gas and Electric Company [Part II], 1920-1925

  • Box 25, folder 6
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Moore, Kendall and Jay L. v. Pennegrade Oil and Gas Company and Louisville Gas and Electric Company [Part III], 1920-1924

  • Box 25, folder 7
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Murphy, J.P. v. City of Prestonsburg and Mellon, W.T., Police Judge, 1916-1917

  • Box 25, folder 8
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[liquor/prohibition]

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Nash, Henry C. v. Hatfield, W.H. et al., 1894

  • Box 26, folder 1
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National Bank of Commerce of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania v. Licking Valley Land and Mining Company, 1875-1883

  • Box 26, folder 2
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New Domain Oil and Gas Company v. Allen, M.T., 1893-1897

  • Box 26, folder 3
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New Domain Oil and Gas Company v. Pike County Residents in Petition Equity, 1891-1898

  • Box 26, folder 4
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[See also topical file on New Domain Oil and Gas Company Box 17, Folder 9]

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Newsom, John W. v. Layne, Lindsey et al., 1875-1883

  • Box 26, folder 5
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Northern Coal and Coke Company v. Moore, John et al., 1865-1911

  • Box 26, folder 6
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Ogle Coal Company v. Martin, G.R. [Part I], 1921-1930

  • Box 26, folder 7
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Ogle Coal Company v. Martin, G.R. [Part II], 1921-1932

  • Box 26, folder 8
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Patrick, A.T. v. Mead, G.W. et al., 1921

  • Box 26, folder 9
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Pike Elkhorn Coal Company [Part I], 1932-1947

  • Box 26, folder 10
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[It appears that the Harkins family owned shares in the Pike Elkhorn Coal Company. The company was attempting to gather mineral leases in order to get enough mineral to mine. These files include numerous legal cases in which the Pike Elkhorn Coal Company was involved and covers topics such as land, minerals, and estates. ]

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Pike Elkhorn Coal Company [Part II], 1932-1953

  • Box 26, folder 11
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Porter, Henry v. Hunter, Ballard, superintendent of schools of Floyd County Kentucky., 1936

  • Box 26, folder 12
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Porter, Henry v. Stumbo, W.L., judge of the Floyd County Court, 1933

  • Box 26, folder 13
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Porter, Sam v. Collins, M.M., 1923-1927

  • Box 26, folder 14
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Ratliff, J.E. et al. v. May, Thomas and S.H. et al., 1902

  • Box 27, folder 1
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Reynolds, W.J. Jr. et al. v. Harris, John Q. et al., 1912

  • Box 27, folder 2
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Reynolds, W.J. Jr. et al. v. Johns, John G. et al., 1912-1915

  • Box 27, folder 3
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Rice, Mose et al. v. Castle, John et al., 1935

  • Box 27, folder 4
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[See also Moore, Aaron v. Johnson, A.H. Box 25 Folder 4]

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Richvain Coal Company v. Wells Elkhorn Coal Company, 1934

  • Box 27, folder 5
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Risner, J.M. v. Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company, 1916

  • Box 27, folder 6
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Rittenhouse, J.S. v. Clark, Morgan et al., 1901

  • Box 27, folder 7
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Romesburg, Nicholas O. v. Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company et al., 1914-1917

  • Box 27, folder 8
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Russell and Company v. Combs, William J., R.C. and Nancy, 1870

  • Box 27, folder 9
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Sandy River Cannel Coal Company v. Caudill, John W., 1898-1899

  • Box 27, folder 10
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Second National Bank of Ashland Kentucky v. Harkins, Walter and May, Thomas R. and B.C., 1893-1897

  • Box 27, folder 11
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Slone, H.S. et al. v. Elkhorn Coal Corporation, 1923-1925

  • Box 27, folder 12
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Slone, Robert v. Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company, 1904-1905

  • Box 27, folder 13
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Smith, Jas S. v. Reed, J.F., 1900-1902

  • Box 27, folder 14
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Stephens, B.F. v. Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company, 1915

  • Box 27, folder 15
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Stephens, Henry C. v. Hale, James, 1921

  • Box 27, folder 16
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Stumbo, Anna et al. v. Clark, James, justice of the peace, et al., 1934

  • Box 27, folder 17
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[See also Floyd County Kentucky and Forrest D. Short v. Beaver Valley Hospital Box 21 Folder 13]

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Tackett, Joe P. v. Mayo, Porter, 1925

  • Box 28, folder 1
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The F.H. Thomas Law Book Company v. May, A.J. and W.H., 1915-1918

  • Box 28, folder 2
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Thomas, M.W. (Ashland Lumber Company) v. Harkins, Walter S., 1908

  • Box 28, folder 3
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[Regarding defective lumber for the construction of Harkins' home]

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Towell and McFarland et al. v. Weddington, Ballard and John, 1899

  • Box 28, folder 4
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Triplett, William, administrator of Kelly Triplett, deceased v. Elkhorn and Beaver Valley Railway Company and Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company, 1918

  • Box 28, folder 5
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Turner, Cora et al. consolidated v. Turner, John Alden, 1934

  • Box 28, folder 6
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Turnmiah, Jasper et al. v. James, Tona et al., 1912-1913

  • Box 28, folder 7
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Vaughn, M.V. v. Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company, 1912-1913

  • Box 28, folder 8
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Venters, Sadie v. Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company and Elkhorn and Beaver Valley Railway Company, 1918

  • Box 28, folder 9
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Viers, Lula v. Coyer, John, 1915

  • Box 28, folder 10
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Wallen, Ernest v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company [Part I], 1938-1939

  • Box 28, folder 11
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Wallen, Ernest v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company[Part II], 1939-1952, undated

  • Box 28, folder 12
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Weddington, J.W. v. Big Sandy Railway Company and Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company, 1907

  • Box 28, folder 13
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Wheeler, C.B. v. Patrick, A.T. [Part I], 1921-1923

  • Box 28, folder 14
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[See also, Patrick, A.T. v. Mead, G.W. et al., Box 26, Folder 9]

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Wheeler, C.B. v. Patrick, A.T. [Part II], 1921

  • Box 28, folder 15
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Whi-Y

White House Cannel Coal Company v. Cumberland Pipeline Company, 1903-1920

  • Box 29, folder 1
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White House Cannel Coal Company v. Sandy River Cannel Coal Company, 1895

  • Box 29, folder 2
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Wilkinson, Thomas, administrator of the estate of Nellie B.D. Wilkinson, deceased, v. May, Colonel A.J. Jr. and Wilkinson, Richard Lonsdale , correspondence [Part I], 1918-1926

  • Box 29, folder 3
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Wilkinson, Thomas, administrator of the estate of Nellie B.D. Wilkinson, deceased, v. May, Colonel A.J. Jr. and Wilkinson, Richard Lonsdale [Part II], 1914-1927

  • Box 29, folder 4
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Wilkinson, Thomas, administrator of the estate of Nellie B.D. Wilkinson, deceased, v. May, Colonel A.J. Jr. and Wilkinson, Richard Lonsdale [Part III], 1919-1821

  • Box 29, folder 5
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Williams, W.W. et al. v. Davidson, Alex et al., 1919

  • Box 29, folder 6
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Williams, W.W. v. Wheeler, C.B. [Part I], 1928

  • Box 29, folder 7
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Williams, W.W. v. Wheeler, C.B. [Part II], 1927-1928

  • Box 29, folder 8
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Yellow Poplar Lumber Company v. Ward, Paris and Ray, James, 1894

  • Box 29, folder 9
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Lawyer's Collection Docket, 1878-1886

  • Box 30, folder 1
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[A "collection docket" is a record book in which the name and address of parties involved in legal cases are listed with adjacent information about how and when "claims" were paid, occasionally including explanatory remarks.]

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Lawyer's Collection Docket, 1886-1893

  • Box 30, folder 2
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PHOTOGRAPHS

William Triplett v. Elkhorn and Beaver Valley Railway Company and Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company

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[These photographs were separated from this legal case which can be found in Box 28, Folder 5. They are images of the scene of the accident.]

Steps of railroad car, 1918

  • Box 31, folder 1
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[1918]. Bottom front of photo, "Coach # 516 May 23-18, Thomas Photo."

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Steps of railroad car, 1918

  • Box 31, folder 1
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[1918]. Bottom front of photo, "Coach # 516 May 23-18, Thomas Photo."

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Steps of railroad car, 1918

  • Box 31, folder 1
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[1918]. Bottom front of photo, "C & O Coach # 516- May 23-18, Thomas Photo."

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Steps of railroad car, 1918

  • Box 31, folder 1
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[1918]. Bottom front of photo, "Coach # 516 May 23-18, Thomas Photo."

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Back of railroad car, 1918

  • Box 31, folder 1
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Back of railroad car, 1918

  • Box 31, folder 1
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[1918]. Bottom front of photo, "Coach # 203."

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Steps of railroad car, 1918

  • Box 31, folder 1
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[1918]. Bottom front of photo, "Coach # 504 May 27-18, Thomas Photo."

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Steps of railroad car, 1918

  • Box 31, folder 1
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[1918]. Bottom front of photo, "Coach # 504 May 27-18, Thomas Photo."

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Steps of railroad car, 1918

  • Box 31, folder 1
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[1918]. Bottom front of photo, "Coach # 504 May 27-18, Thomas Photo."

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Steps of railroad car, 1918

  • Box 31, folder 1
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[1918]. Bottom front of photo, "Coach # 504 May 27-18, Thomas Photo."

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Miscellaneous

Side view of law office building, 1962

  • Box 31, folder 2
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[1962]. Typed description on back of photo, "Harkins Law Offices, Prestonsburg, Kentucky, Taken by Elliott Fleming, April 21, 1962."

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Front view of law office building, 1962

  • Box 31, folder 2
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[1962]. Typed description on back of photo, "Harkins Law Offices, Prestonsburg, Kentucky, Taken by Elliott Fleming, April 21, 1962."

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Woman in front of snow covered park, undated

  • Box 31, folder 2
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[undated]. Back of photo, "2 43."

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Woman in automobile, undated

  • Box 31, folder 2
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[undated]. Hand-written description on back of photo, "This is the little car they got just to [run] around in while it so cold." Also on back, "2 68."

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Adams Patents Company

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[These photos were pulled from the topical file on the Adams Patents Company, found in Box 18, Folder 1.]

Front view of a land cultivator or digger, undated

  • Box 31, folder 3
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Side view of a land cultivator or digger, undated

  • Box 31, folder 3
Scope and Contents

Shows the name ADAMS on the side

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Back view of a land cultivator or digger showing spiral mechanisms, undated

  • Box 31, folder 3
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