xt7c862bc98w https://exploreuk.uky.edu/dips/xt7c862bc98w/data/mets.xml https://exploreuk.uky.edu/dips/xt7c862bc98w/data/2016ms026.dao.xml Collins family 1781-1968, undated 1.68 Cubic Feet 5 boxes collections 2016ms026 English University of Kentucky The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.  Contact the Special Collections Research Center for information regarding rights and use of this collection. Collins family papers Families--Kentucky--History--19th century. Publishers and publishing -- Kentucky. Historians -- Kentucky. Collins family papers text Collins family papers 1781 1781-1968, undated 2017 true xt7c862bc98w collection false 2016ms026 Collins family papers Guide to the Collins family papers, 1781-1968, bulk 1833-1909  2016ms026 Erin Weber University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center 2017 August 8 Special Collections Research Center University of Kentucky Libraries Margaret I. King Library Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0039 URL:  This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on  2017-08-26 16:04:05 -0400 . Describing Archives: A Content Standard 
   
     
       English 
     
     
       University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center 
     
     Collins family papers 
     
       Collins family 
     
     2016ms026 
     
       1.68 Cubic Feet 
       5 boxes  
     
     1781-1968, undated 
     1833-1909 
     The Collins family papers (1781-1968, 1.68 cubic feet, 5 boxes) primarily include Lewis Collins' financial documents and correspondence. The collection also includes documents such as leases, wills, ledger sheets, genealogy notes, newspaper clippings, and obituaries of other Collins family members.  
   
   
     Conditions Governing Access 
 Collection is open to researchers by appointment.    
   
     Immediate Source of Acquisition 
 Gift, 2016    
   
     Arrangement 
 Collection is arranged by subject.    
   
     Biographical note 
 Lewis Collins (1797-1870) worked as a historian, journalist, editor, and the first judge of Mason County. He is well known for his book  Historical Sketches of Kentucky , which detailed the history of the entire state of Kentucky. His son, Richard Henry Collins updated, revised, and added to this history to create a two volume set. Lewis was a devoted Presbyterian and a church elder for nearly forty years. Lewis Collins married Mary Eleanor Peers (1803-1881) in 1823, daughter of Revolutionary War veteran Valentine Peers. They had nine children, two of whom died in infancy. Lewis Franklin Collins (1820-1880), Richard Henry Collins (1824–1888), Eleanor Orr Collins Blatterman (1826-1901), Susan Peers Collins Coburn (1829-1855), Mary Catherine  Kate  Collins Ross (1835-1906), Valentine Peers Collins (1838-1905), and Maria Coyle Collins Owens (1844-1910) survived to adulthood. Eleanor married George W. Blatterman, who worked closely with Lewis Collins as an editor. Kate married Thomas A. Ross, and they had three children: Eleanor who died in infancy; Catherine Collins Ross, and Lewis Collins Ross. Catherine Ross married Henry Waller, the son of Maurice Waller, a Presbyterian minister in Kentucky.    
   
     Preferred Citation 
 2016ms026: [identification of item], Collins family papers, 1781-1968, bulk 1833-1909, University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.    
   
     Scope and Contents 
 The Collins family papers (1781-1968, 1.68 cubic feet, 5 boxes) primarily include Lewis Collins' financial documents and correspondence. It also includes documents such as leases, wills, ledger sheets, genealogy notes, newspaper clippings, and obituaries of other Collins family members. Lewis's daughter Kate Collins Ross and her husband Thomas are particularly represented. There is some correspondence between family members and other citizens of central Kentucky. There are some complete copies of Lewis Collins' paper,  The Eagle  as well as other newspapers and clippings. There are two glass bottles, a snuff box and an inkwell, from  Grandma and Grandpa Peers . The collection also includes medical scales used by Valentine Peers during The Revolutionary War and daguerreotypes of family members.    
   
     Conditions Governing Use 
 The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.    
   
     Families--Kentucky--History--19th century. 
     Maysville (Ky.) -- History. 
     Publishers and publishing -- Kentucky. 
     Mason County (Ky.) -- History. 
     Historians -- Kentucky. 
     Collins, Lewis, 1797-1870 
     Collins family 
     Ross family 
     Waller family 
     Collins, Richard H., 1824-1889 
     Peers, Valentine, 1756-1830 
   
   Lewis Collins 1838-1882, undated Scope and Contents Contains correspondence and financial documents such as receipts, checks, leases, and estate papers of Lewis Collins. Some of these financial documents were written on behalf of other individuals. Also includes a plot of Maysville, Kentucky, during his time as judge. Drafts of letters to Henry Clay and John Champers 1838 1 1 Valentine Peers Collins letter to Lewis Collins 1858 March 2 1 2 Correspondence and tax receipts from Henry Waller to Lewis Collins 1860-1869 1 3 Correspondence regarding finances 1852-1869 1 4 Correspondence from Lewis Collins to unknown recipients 1865 1 5 Promissory notes 1861-1867 1 6 Doubtful or worthless promissory notes 1833-1866 1 7 Leases, deeds, and memorandums 1853-1880 1 8 Estate papers 1868-1882 1 9 Asset lists and payment notices 1861-1871 1 10 Notices of rent increase 1866 1 11 Iowa land tax receipts and letters 1860-1872 1 12 Receipts to Jane Atkinson 1864-1865 1 13 Checks to Mary E. Collins 1864-1869 1 14 Agreements on behalf of Sarah Collins, Julia Owens, and Valentine Peers Collins 1860-1866 1 15 Promissory notes from Rev. George W. Coons 1865-1866 1 16 Receipts and promissory notes from Eliza and John Langhorne 1863-1868 1 17 A.W. Macklin and Co. assets 1843-1862 1 18 Receipts to J.C. Mendall 1864-1869 1 19 Trustee to Armistead Purnell 1857-1860 1 20 Receipts to John C. Reed 1865-1866 1 21 Receipts to N. Schafer 1863-1866 1 22 Receipts and contracts to P. Swigert 1865 1 23 Receipts to heirs of E. Tureman of New Orleans 1863-1865 1 24 Receipts to Catherine Waters 1866 1 25 General receipts and checks 1844-1869 1 26 Plot of Maysville undated OS-1 1 Mary Eleanor Collins 1833-1881, undated Scope and Contents Comprises checks, ledger sheets, leases, receipts, and correspondence, most of which comes from her husband Lewis Collins. Also contains a cloth embroidered with flowers that was originally presented to her brother, Benjamin Peers, and then passed on to Mary. Includes receipts and a letter addressed to Ellen Collins, possibly a nickname for Mary Eleanor Collins. Lewis Collins letters to Mary E. Collins 1833-1839 1 27 N.P. Nelson letter to Mary E. Collins 1881 1 28 Leases, receipts, and ledger sheets 1880-1881 1 29 Checks 1872-1880 1 30 Check books 1872-1879 1 31 Cloth with flowers undated 1 32 M. H. Coyle letter to Ellen Collins, care of Lewis Collins 1845 March 3 1 33 Ellen Collins receipts 1880 1 34 Richard Collins 1852-1867 Scope and Contents Includes correspondence and a loan agreement for Richard H. Collins, son of Lewis Collins. Correspondence 1852-1867 1 35 Loan agreement 1859 1 36 Valentine Peers Collins 1863, 1905 Scope and Contents Includes a sale agreement where Valentine Peers Collins relinquishes control of his business to his partner. Also contains his obituaries. Sale agreement 1863 2 1 Obituaries 1905 2 2 Kate Collins Ross 1867-1909 Scope and Contents Contains Kate Ross Collins' will, estate inventory, and correspondence, most of which comes from family members. Correspondence from  Cousin Phil 1867-1871 2 3 Correspondence from  Jonny 1869 2 4 Correspondence from family members 1868-1871 2 5 General correspondence to Kate Collins Ross 1870-1886 2 6 Will and estate inventory 1896, 1909 2 7 Thomas A. Ross 1862-1883 Scope and Contents Comprises correspondence from his wife Kate Collins Ross, brother-in-law Richard Collins, and sister Mary Glover, as well as financial information, including a ledger book, will, and various stocks and receipts. There is also financial information on behalf of Lewis and Mary Collins as Thomas managed their estate in the 1870s and 1880s. Correspondence from Kate Collins Ross 1869 2 8 Correspondence from Richard Collins 1878 2 9 Correspondence from Mary Glover 1881 2 10 Correspondence regarding Lewis Collins estate 1872-1878 2 11 Executor of Lewis Collins estate, receipts 1871-1881 2 12 Executor of Lewis Collins estate, lease contracts 1871-1880 2 13 On behalf of Mary E. Collins, receipts and ledger sheets 1872-1881 2 14 Will 1862 2 15 Ledger book 1870-1875 2 16 Stocks, receipts, and promissory notes 1870-1883 2 17 Lewis Collins Ross 1903-1906 Scope and Contents Comprises correspondence from Lewis Collins Ross's mother, Kate Collins Ross, as well as from George W. Blatterman and an unknown  Auntie . The Ross family genealogy and history is included, although its author is unknown. Correspondence from Kate Collins Ross 1903 2 18 Correspondence from  Auntie 1903 2 19 Letter from George Blatterman 1906 March 6 2 20 Ross family history handwritten circa 1906 2 21 Ross family history reproduction and transcription circa 1906 2 22 Henry Waller 1916-1956, undated Scope and Contents Contains correspondence, a wedding gift inventory, obituaries of Henry's father Reverend Maurice Waller, and a document tracing the origins of the Waller family name. Correspondence from Richard Hill 1956 2 23 Henry and Catherine Ross Waller wedding gift inventory circa 1907 2 24 Rev. Maurice Waller obituaries 1916 2 25 Genealogy and historical sketch of Waller name 1932 2 26 George W. Blatterman 1869-1872 Scope and Contents Includes correspondence and financial information from Lewis Collins' son-in-law, George W. Blatterman. Correspondence 1869-1870 2 27 Receipts 1869-1872 2 28 Ledger sheets 1870-1872 2 29 Assorted 1781-1968 Scope and Contents The Assorted series comprises family documents and artifacts from various family members, including Valentine Peers' medical scales, an ink bottle and snuff bottle belonging to the Peers family, the Orr coat of arms, and obituaries for some of the Collins children. It also includes items that cannot be attributed to a single person, including a letter from Margaret Young to an unknown recipient, newspaper clippings, and a plan for a road running through Ohio. Letter from Margaret Young to unspecified recipient 1807 August 23 2 30 Maria Collins Owens and Eleanor Orr Collins Blatterman obituaries 1901,1910 2 31 Orr coat of arms undated 2 32 Rodes family genealogy undated 2 33 Newspaper clippings 1895-1968 2 34 Grandma Peers Snuff Bottle undated 3 1 Grandpa Peers, Ink Bottle undated 3 2 Articles of arrangement - road from Zanesville to Canton (Ohio) 1826 OS-1 2 Daniel Boone re-internment broadside 1845 OS-1 3 Newspapers -   The Eagle ,  National Intelligencer 1825-1845 OS-1 4 Valentine Peers medical scales circa 1781 4 6 Scope and Contents Includes note that reads:
 These Scales belonged to the medicine chest used by the Regiment of which Valentine Peers was Major during the Revolutionary War. At the close of the war, the chest was presented to him by the other Officers. Mrs Lewis Collins Photographs undated Scope and Contents The Photographs series includes five daguerreotypes of family members, including one of Lewis Collins and one presumably of Mary Eleanor Collins. Judge Lewis Collins, 1797-1871 undated 4 1 Mary E. Collins (?) undated 4 2 Unidentified Ross infant undated 4 3-4 Susan (Collins) Coburn undated 4 5