Ann Bailey family papers

Abstract

The Ann Bailey family papers (dated 1864-1888, undated; 0.23 cubic feet, 1 box) primarily comprise letters from the children, grandchildren, and external family members related to Ann Eliza Owsley Bailey of Shelby and Lincoln Counties, Kentucky during the mid-nineteenth century.

Descriptive Summary

Title
Ann Bailey family papers
Date
1864-1888 (inclusive)
Creator
Bailey, Ann, 1824-1898
Extent
0.23 Cubic Feet
Subjects
Debtor and creditor.
Families -- Kentucky -- History -- 19th Century.
Georgetown (Ky.)
Letters.
Lincoln County (Ky.)
Shelbyville (Ky.)
Bailey, Ann, 1824-1898
Carrithers, Katherine Bailey, Kate, 1852-1887
Arrangement
Collection is arranged by format.
Finding Aid Author
Ida Lucille Sell Mangum
Preferred Citation
2015ms035: [identification of item], Ann Bailey family papers, 1864-1888, undated, University of Kentucky Libraries Special Collections Research Center.
Repository
University of Kentucky

Collection Overview

Biography / History
Ann Eliza Owsley Bailey was born October 22, 1824 to Louisa A. Foster and Nudigate Owsley in Shelby County, Kentucky. Bailey was the niece of William Owsley, former associate justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals and the 16th Governor of Kentucky. In 1844 she married Hartwell A. Bailey (1807-1856) of Lincoln County, Kentucky. To their marriage five children were born: Alice Theresa Bailey Pickett, Louisa Bailey Shanks, Carroll Owsley Bailey, Katherine Bailey Carrithers, and Emily Owsley Bailey Bonney. Hartwell died in 1856, leaving Ann to manage their estate. Ann lived for many years with her daughter, Louisa, and her husband, John Henry Shanks, in Lincoln County. Ann died at her daughter's home February 1, 1898.
Source: Semi-weekly interior journal. (Stanford, Ky.), February 4, 1898. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Library of Congress, https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85052020/1898-02-04/ed-1/seq-3/, accessed 2023 February 10.
Scope and Content
The Ann Bailey family papers (dated 1864-1888, undated; 0.23 cubic feet, 1 box) primarily comprise letters from the children, grandchildren, and external family members related to Ann Eliza Owsley Bailey of Shelby and Lincoln Counties, Kentucky during the mid-nineteenth century. The letters discuss health, traveling, purchases (like fabric for clothing), and other day-to-day life events. Eleven of the letters are from Ann Bailey's granddaughter, Mary C. Pickett, while she was at Georgetown Female Seminary and from her home in Finchville, Shelby County, Kentucky. A large portion of the letters are to and from Catherine (Kate) Bailey Carrithers. Kate wrote lengthy letters from Shelbyville and Lexington during the 1880s. Some of the letters to Ann Bailey request debts owed for items like furniture, sent in the years following the Civil War, 1864-1872. Finally, the collection includes two portrait photographs: one of Ann Bailey and the other of Kate Bailey.

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 Libraries Special Collections Research Center.

Contents of the Collection

Anne Bailey family letters, 1879-1880

  • Box 1, folder 1
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Anne Bailey family letters, 1881-1882

  • Box 1, folder 2
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Anne Bailey family letters, 1883

  • Box 1, folder 3
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Anne Bailey family letters, 1884-1885

  • Box 1, folder 4
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Anne Bailey family letters, 1886-1888

  • Box 1, folder 5
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Anne Bailey family letters, undated

  • Box 1, folder 6
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Letters to Ann Eliza Owsley Bailey requesting debts owed, 1864-1872

  • Box 1, folder 7
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Photograph: Ann Eliza Owsley Bailey, Danville, Kentucky, circa 1880

  • Box 1, folder 8
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Photograph: Catherine (Kate) Bailey Carrithers, circa 1880

  • Box 1, folder 8
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