Richard Sharp vs. Trustees of Lexington, 1810-1826
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Richard Sharp vs. Trustees of Lexington, 1810-1826
- Creator
- Sharp, Richard and Trustees of Lexington
- Extent
- 8 pieces.
- Subjects
- Sharp, Richard, fl. 1820.
- Trustees of Lexington (Ky.).
- Lexington (Ky.).--Trustees.
- Land settlement--Kentucky--History--19th century.
- Pioneers--Kentucky--Lexington.
- Lexington (Ky.)--City planning.
- Depositions.
- Plats.
- Subpoenas
- Arrangement
- Arranged chronologically.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Scope and Content
- Some of the material has Sharp's name spelled "Sharpe".
- These papers consist of evidence gathered in a law suit which involved a land dispute in Lexington, Ky. Included with the legal papers are depositions, an appeal bond and a subpoena. Of note is a plat of early Lexington which shows in detail, the layout of the town and discusses how Lexington was settled.
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