xt7dr785mj6j https://exploreuk.uky.edu/dips/xt7dr785mj6j/data/mets.xml https://exploreuk.uky.edu/dips/xt7dr785mj6j/data/2016ms036.dao.xml Lincoln County Historical Society (Lincoln County, Ky.) 1787-1896 0.1 Cubic Feet 7 items collections 2016ms036 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. Lincoln County, Kentucky wolf pelt receipts Lincoln County, Kentucky wolf pelt receipts text Lincoln County, Kentucky wolf pelt receipts 1787 1787-1896 2016 true xt7dr785mj6j collection true 2016ms036 2016ms036 Lincoln County, Kentucky wolf pelt receipts Lincoln County, Kentucky wolf pelt receipts, 1787-1896, bulk 1802-1803  2016ms036 Megan Mummey University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center 2016 June 29 Special Collections Research Center Margaret I. King Building, North Lexington 40506-0039 SCLREF@LSV.UKY.EDU URL:  This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on  2016-07-19 12:46:43 -0400 . Describing Archives: A Content Standard 
   
     
       English 
     
     
       University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center 
     
     Lincoln County, Kentucky wolf pelt receipts 
     
       Lincoln County Historical Society (Lincoln County, Ky.) 
     
     2016ms036 
     
       0.1 Cubic Feet 
       7 items 
     
     1787-1896 
     1802-1803 
     The Lincoln County, Kentucky wolf scalp receipts (dated 1787-1896, bulk 1802-1803; 0.01 cubic feet; 7 items) consists primarily of receipts for wolf scalps from Lincoln County, Kentucky. 
   
   
     Arrangement 
 Collection is arranged chronologically.    
   
     Immediate Source of Acquisition 
 Gift, 2016    
   
     Preferred Citation 
 2016ms036: [identification of item], Lincoln County, Kentucky wolf pelt receipts, 1787-1896, bulk 1802-1803, University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.    
   
     Conditions Governing Access 
 Collection is open to researchers by appointment.    
   
     Conditions Governing Use 
 The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.    
   
     Scope and Contents 
 The Lincoln County, Kentucky wolf scalp receipts (dated 1787-1896, bulk 1802-1803; 0.01 cubic feet; 7 items) consists primarily of receipts for wolf scalps from Lincoln County, Kentucky. These receipts record the number of wolf scalps and the name of the bearer. They document an early way of earning money in Kentucky as well as a local wildlife problem. Additionally, the collection contains a fragment of a document relating to Kentucky politician, most likely a land survey, and a broadside for an 1896 elocution contest.    
   
     Biographical / Historical 
 The early settlers in Lincoln County had a problem with the large number of wolves in the area during the early 1800s.  One solution was to place a bounty on an adult wolf.  A man could bring a scalp (not an entire pelt) of an adult wolf to a justice of the peace to prove the wolf was dead and receive some compensation for it.  Because of the lack of ready cash, barter was often used during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.    
   
     Kentucky -- History. 
     Logan, Benjamin 
     Lincoln County Historical Society (Lincoln County, Ky.) 
   
   Benjamin Logan document fragment 1787 May 14 MS-43 1 William Nash wolf scalp receipt 1802 MS-43 2 Scope and Contents William Nash was an early Kentucky pioneer who surveyed land with Daniel Boone and William Clark (of the Lewis and Clark Expedition). Additionally, he accompanied them on a part of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. William Smith wolf scalp receipt 1803 June 3 MS-43 3 Scope and Contents William Smith was an early Kentucky pioneer and slave owner. He owned 9 slaves. He was born in Loudon County, Virginia, in 1789. He died in Lincoln County, Kentucky, in 1821. Zacharia Shackelford wolf scalp receipt 1803 September 6 MS-43 4 Scope and Contents Zachariah Shackelford was an early Kentucky pioneer. He came to Kentucky with  The Traveling Church . His father, the Reverend John Shackelford, was imprisoned in the Essex Jail for preaching Baptist doctrines. Valentine Peyton wolf scalp receipt 1803 September 27 MS-43 5 Scope and Contents Valentine Peyton was an early Kentucky pioneer, long hunter, and soldier at Benjamin Logan's fort. He served in the Revolutionary War and was a captain in the Virginia Militia. He later resided in Lincoln County, Kentucky, was a surveyor for the United States government. He was famous for Peyton's Well, which he dug on his property. It provided water to travelers who drank it for medicinal purposes. Maurice Brown wolf scalp receipt 1803 November 14 MS-43 6 Scope and Contents Maurice Brown was an early long hunter in Kentucky. Elocutionary Contest  broadside 1896 MS-43 7