Dr. Andrew Todd family papers
Abstract
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Dr. Andrew Todd family papers
- Date
- 1779-1862 (inclusive)
- Creator
- Todd, Andrew, Dr., 1750-1816
- Extent
- 0.23 Cubic Feet
- Subjects
- African Americans -- Colonization -- Liberia
- Letters.
- Land titles -- Kentucky.
- Shipwrecks
- Medicine -- Practice -- Kentucky.
- Vaccination -- United States
- Slavery -- Kentucky.
- Arrangement
- Collection is arranged by format.
- Preferred Citation
- 1997ms470: [identification of item], Dr. Andrew Todd family papers, 1779-1862, University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- Dr. Andrew Todd (1750-1816), originally of Louisa County, Virginia, lived and practiced in Paris, Kentucky, after 1791. He married Mary Todd (1765-1839), the daughter of Reverend John Todd of Virginia, on May 25, 1785. They had seven children; Elizabeth, Mary, Margaret, Andrew, John, and Ann. Their son Andrew (1800-1850) graduated from Washington College, Pennsylvania in 1817 and from Princeton Seminary in 1821. He was ordained by the Ebenezer Presbytery and held pastorates at Cherry Spring and Hopewell Churches, Kentucky (1824-1826); Flemingsburg, Kentucky (1826-1838); and Jacksonville, Illinois (1838-1850). He was married to Catherine Wilson and died in Monticello, Florida, on September 2, 1850. John Todd (1802-1862) was a lawyer in Paris, Kentucky.
- Scope and Content
- The Dr. Andrew Todd family papers (dated 1789-1862; 0.23 cubic feet; 1 box, 1 folder) consist of the correspondence, legal documents, and receipts of the family centered on Paris, Kentucky. The papers document family land disputes in Kentucky as well as other states, medicine in the late eighteenth century, religion, shipping and shipwrecks, and slaves and slavery in Kentucky. The bulk of the correspondence is written to Dr. Andrew Todd and concerns land and family matters. His correspondence includes many references to his practice of medicine, including discussions of herbs, epidemics, medicines from India and China, and a report of vaccination against smallpox and its efficacy. Several letters from Todd's nephew, Samuel McCulloh, who operated ships that sailed to England, the Carribean, China, and India, describe his voyages, herbs purchased, a shipwreck, and general family affairs. The papers also include correspondence sent to Reverend Andrew Todd, John Todd, and Andrew Todd, Sr. John Todd's correspondence chiefly concerns his law practice, including a letter from John C. Breckinridge. One letter written to John Todd from George B. Kinkead in 1851 concerns the financial situation of a family of slaves owned by the Todds. The letter mentions their wish to relocate to Liberia. The land papers, receipts, and court documents primarily relate to land owned by the Todd family.
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- Collection is open to researchers by appointment.
- Use Restrictions
- The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
Contents of the Collection
Dr. Andrew Todd correspondence, 1789-1815
Robert Todd letters to Andrew Todd, Sr., 1789-1815
Rev. Andrew Todd correspondence, 1818-1849
John Todd correspondence, 1829-1862
Mary E. Todd letter, 1849 March 8
Land papers, 1780-1790
Bryant and Owens vs. Wallace, 1780-1794
Receipts, 1779-1817, 1859
Todd family record, undated
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