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An Epitome



                    of the



Kentucky State Historical Society


                     By
               L. F. JOHNSON
               Of the Frankfort Bar



ROBERTS PRINTING CO.
FRANKFORT, KY.

 








Kentucky State Historical Society

       EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

       H. V. MCCHESNEY, Chairman
           Frankfort, Kentucky
       MRS. JOUETT TAYLOR CANNON
           Frankfort, Kentucky
           MRS. W. T. LAFFERTY
             Paris, Kentucky
             MRS. J. P. HOBSON
           Frankfort, Kentucky
           HON. LUCIAN BECKNER
           Winchester, Kentucky
       HON. R. C. BALLARD THRUSTON
           Louisville Kentucky
         COL. J. SWIGERT TAYLOR
           Frankfort, Kentucky
        DR. 'WILLAID R9USE TILSON
           Frankfort, Kentucky
           MRS. CASSIUS M. CLAY
             Paris, Kentucky
        JUDGE SAMUEL M. WILSON
           Lexington, Kentucky
           HON L. F. JOHNSON
           Frankfort, Kentucky

        OFFICERS IN CHARGE

  MRS. JOUETT TAYLOR CANNON, Sect. Tree.
     MR. WILLIAM E. RAILEY, Curator
     Miss NINA VIsCHER, Librarian

 








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                           of the


Kentucky State Histonrcal Society

    The Kentucky State Historical Society was organized in
1880. The purpose of the society is stated in article 2 of the
act of the Kentucky Legislature which organized it: "That the
object of said society shall be to collect, preserve and make
known materials and memorials relating to the history of Ken-
tucky; to diffuse information concerning the state's resources
and advantages; to aid in her development and progress, and to
help in every wav to incr-eae the sum of human knowledge."
The act empowers ahd society to acquire an hold both real and
personal property in trust for tbe State.
    For several years the Poie y had rooms in the executive
wing of the Old Capitol. After the New Capitol was completed,
the exhibits were removed to the south side of the new build-
ing. These rooms were occupied until 1920, at which time its
home was changed to the Old State House.
    The large collection of historic relics, official state records,
books, pictures, statuary, implements of war and other things
of interest have filled nearly all of the available space in the
whole building, including the former House of Representatives
and Senate Chamber.
    One of the interesting features of the Kentucky State His-
torical Society is the Old State House, in which the many ob-
jects of interest have been collected.
    The first permanent State House was occupied November
the 3, 1794, it was destroyed by fire November 25, 1813. The
State paid only 3,500.00 for this building. It was built, to a
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    The second permanent State House was erected at a cost
of 40,000.00. It too was destroyed by fire and the temporary
buildings which were used for state purposes, following its de-
struction, were also destroyed by fire on December the 12, 1825.
    The seventh State House, this being the third which was
built for the purpose, was erected in 1828-9 at a cost of 85,-
000.00, it was occupied December 7, 1829. This building is the
one in which the historical exhibits are now found.
    This building was recognized at the time of its completion
as being the most beautiful structure of its kind in America. It
is in the Grecian style of architecture and it is noted for its
symmetry and beauty. It is built of Kentucky River marble,
which beautiful and endurable material is found in large
quantities in this section of the State.
    The winding stone stairway which leads to the House of
Representatives and Senate Chamber is the "eighth wonder,"
the marvel of all. There is nothing like it in this country or
in Europe. It is uile on imagination and hung upon noth-
ing. The expression of e-very one who sees it is: "How beauti-
ful I How wonderful."
    Joel T. Har,, Ahmeiica s gratest sculptor may have as-
sisted in cutting the stone for these steps. They are Kentucky
River marble, literally carved fronm the heart of the State.
    The Portico is built of a dark gray Kentucky marble,
bleached by a century of service.
    The six columns, each four feet in diameter and thirty-
three feet high, support a marble pediment above which is a
circular lantern twenty-two feet in diameter and twenty feet
high. The length of the building including the portico is one
hundred and thirty-two feet and the width is seventy feet.
    Gideon Shryock, the architect, who designed and erected
this building, left it as an enduring monument to his memory.
Several pictures are found on the walls to remind visitors of his
genius and fame.
    The officers of this organization have gathered from every
section of the world many things of interest, but their greatest
effort has been to secure those -things which relate more par-
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    In this building is found a pictorial history of the State,
beginning before it was admitted to the union and continuing
through all its stages of development to the present time.
    No historian has been able to write a history of Kentucky
of such great interest to all the people of the State. No historian
has been able to give that human touch or the thrill which is
experienced-by coming in actual contact with the objects which
were owned and loved by the generations that have passed
away.
    Kentuckians are proud of the history and traditions ot
their ancestors, many gifted writers and eloquent orators have
tried to express their appreciation of the heroism and devotion
of the Kentucky pioneer. More than twenty histories of the
State have been written but not one of them is of that absorbing
interest to the student of history as the voiceless paintings which
can be found upon the walls of the Kentucky State Historical
Society.
    The portraits of these poets and statesmen, drawn true to
life, are more than poetry, they are more than history, they
bring to our hearts and minds the objects which they portray,
and they seem to walk the earth again.
    The library of the society contains a large collection of
books consisting of about 5,000 volumes covering all Kentucky
history and much of Virginia, the Carolinas, Pennsylvania and
the nation's history. This library is especially well adapted to
genealogical research. There is a great deal of sottrce material
which cannot be found any other place, a most valuable assort-
ment of historical books have been collected. During the past
few years the friends of the society have been especially kind
and generous. Among the most noted gifts is the library of
Senator W. W. Stephenson of Harrodsburg, now deceased, who
spent a great deal of time and money in the collection of rare
books.  This library consists of histories, books of travel,
biography, genealogy and philosophy. It is especially prized
on account of the large collection of books relating to the history
of Kentucky.
    This collection of books was donated by Misses Martha and
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     Another very valuable collection of books was donated by
Mr. Lewis H. Jones of Louisville. This collection consists of
several hundred volumes, embracing Hennings Statutes, a large
number of biographies, especially of noted Kentuckians and
books written by Kentuckians, and many other valuable vol-
umes of English records, works on heraldry and many other
things of interest.
    During the administration of Governor William J. Fields
the Board of Sinking Fund Commissioners directed that all
records of the Secretary of State from 1792 to 1909, inclusive,
be turned over to the Historical Society. This has added thous-
ands of record books, file cases and boxes filled with source ma-
terial to the archives of the society. These records and papers
are invaluable from a historical standpoint.
    The present Secretary-Treasurer, Mrs. Jouett Taylor Can-
non, found in the basement of the "Old Executive Building" a
large number of tax books, file bxxes and bundles of papers,
rich in the early history of the State. By consent of the state
officials these books and papers have become a part of the
archives of the society and many of them are now being pub-
lished in the Register.
    For the past twenty-four years "The Register," the official
voice of the society, has been issued. This historical publica-
tion is one of the most valuable in the Nation, a vast fund of
historic information which is of great value to the historian
and research worker is given to the public through this channel.
    One of the valuable adjuncts to the society is Mr. William
E. Railey, the curator. He has been a very useful employee
since 1919. He knows the history of practically every exhibit
in the collection and he gives courteous attention to all. His
lectures are full of interest and information. The personality
of the curator usually makes a lasting impression on visitors.
    Perhaps the one man who deserves and who has received
more attention from this society than any other is Daniel Boone,
the pioneer, the scout, the soldier, the man who did so much
for Kentucky in its early development.
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been collected from all sections of the country and which have
become a part of the history of this pioneer:
     Daniel Boone, a fine oil painting of, by Nicola Marschall.
     Boone, a picture of, by Audubon.
     Boone, a picture of, donated by Ballard Thruston.
     Framed sketch of the Boone Family, and water color of
Boone when he first saw the beautiful level of Kentucky.
     Picture of the house of Nathan Boone, where Daniel
Boone died September 20, 1820, eighty-six years of age.
     Picture of fort built by Boone at Boonesboro, Kentucky.
     Framed survey of 500 acres-of ground in Fayette County,
Kentucky, 1784, which was taken from Boone and which un-
just treatment caused him to remove to Missouri where he
died 1820.
     Daniel Boone's Judgment tree in Missouri under which
he held court.
     History of the Boones, wills and records, by Mrs. J. C.
Morton.
    The Boone, Bryan Bibliography, by Mrs. J. C. Morton.
    Daniel Boone, a framed photograph of his portrait.
    Daniel Boone, plaster cast of skull, by Rev. Phillip Fall.
    Boone in fight with Indians, pen sketch.
    Daniel Boone's stone house in Missouri, print.
    Daniel Boone, portrait in water colors, by Miss Chesney.
    Daniel Boone's rifle with notches cut on stock.
    Original surveys and letters, by Daniel Boone.
    Daniel Boone, Isaac Shelby and George Rogers Clark were
three of the outstanding Kentuckians in the stirring days of
the Revolution. Isaac Shelby, twice governor of Kentucky,
took an active part in the early development of the State.
During the darkest hour of the Revolution he led his small
army to a decisive victory at Kings Mountain. This opened
the way for the final acknowledgment of American inde-
pendence.
    This society has collected many things of interest to remind
the present and succeeding generations of his life and achieve-
ments, the chief of which is the portrait of Governor Shelby, by
Nock, 1850. One of the most valuable exhibits in this collec-



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tion is the Shelby Cannon. This is known as the Thames and
also as the Burgoyne Cannon. It was captured at the battle of
Saratoga from the British army under General John Burgoyne
by the Americans under General Gates, September 19, 1777,
and was afterwards surrendered to the British by General Hull,
August 1, 1812, and recaptured by the Kentuckians at the bat-
tle of the Thames, October the 9, 1813. It was presented to
Governor Shelby and afterwards presented by him to the State
of Kentucky. All of Governor Shelby's state papers during the
eight years he was Governor, and many other things too numer-
oUs to mention, are now a part of the archives of the society.
    While the British government was concentrating its army
and navy on the Atlantic coast, George Rogers Clark, with the
smallest invading army of which history gives an account,
crossed the Ohio river, braved the dangers of an unsettled
country, waded through swamps, withstood the rigors of a
severe winter and by his intrepid leadership captured Kas-
kaskia and Vincennes.   By this campaign he pushed the
Canadian line from the Ohio river to the great lakes and
thereby added to the territory of the United States that section
of the country which now forms the great states of Ohio, In-
diana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and a part of Minnesota.
    This society has a picture of George Rogers Clark, a button
from his military coat, "The George Rogers Clark papers, 1771-
1781," and other things of interest connected with his history.
    Some other things which relate to the history of the Revo-
lution are as follows:
    Portrait of George Washington, purchased by the State in
1834. It was painted from Stuart's Landsdowne portrait of
Washington in Philadelphia, by Oliver Frazier, of Lexington,
Kentucky. In the course of time this portrait was broken,
marred and almost ruined. In 1915 the famous artist, 'Pas-
quale Farina, restored it. This portrait is now one of the
classics in painting and is regarded as the "most splendid"
portrait of Washington in America. The society has been
offered a hundred thousand dollars for it, but twice that sum
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    Portraits of Revolutionary soldiers.          Artist.
General LaFayette .................. By Mathew H. Jouett
Governor Isaac Shelby ....................... Nock, 1850
Governor John Adair .......................    Unknown
Governor George Madison .................. Nicolo Marshall
Governor James Garrard ............. William T. Hundleigh
Governor Christopher Greenup ....... William T. Hundleigh
Governor Charles Scott ........ Copy of Jouett by Paul Sawyer
    Portraits of governors other than those named as Revolu-
tionary soldiers:
Governor Luke P. Blackburn ........... By Nicolo Marschall
Governor J. C. W. Beckham ................  W. T. Hundleigh
Governor Thomas E. Bramlett .Miss F. Wiley
Governor John Breathitt .Ferdinand Walker
Governor William 0. Bradley .Miss Jessie A. Rue
Governor John Young Brown .Unknown
Governor Simon Boliver Buckner (loaned), Ferdinand Walker
Governor James Clark .Miss Sophia D. Gray
Governor John J. Crittenden .Ferdinand Walker
Governor Joseph Desha .Miss Kate Helm
Governor Christopher Greenup .     William T. Hundleigh
Governor William Goebel.                       Unknown
Governor John L. Helm.                   Miss Kate Helm
Governor J. Proctor Knott .Miss Kate Helm
Governor Robert P. Letcher .Mathew H. Jouett
Governor Preston H. Leslie .T. E. Grove
Governor Charles S. Morehead .................. Unknown
Governor James T. Morehead ............ Iathew H. Jouett
Governor Beriah McGoffin ............    ... Mrs. Hardin
James B. McCreary...............            Carl Guthrie
Governor Thomas Metcalf ........      ....... Unknown
Governor William Owsley ............. Sophia DeButts Gray
Governor Lazraus W. Powell ...............     Unknown
Governor .Jani3e. F. RPoltin-s4i ........        Hardin
Governor Gabriel Slaughter ............. Ferdinand Walker
Governor Charles Wickliff .............   William Besser
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Governor John W. Stephenson .................. Unknown
Governor Owsley Stanley .................. Pasquale Farina
Governor James B. McCreary .................... Unknown
Governor Edwin P. Morrow .................. Doris Gordon
Governor James D. Black ..................... T. E. Grove
President Zachary Taylor, returning from Mexico on his
  noted horse, "Old Whitey," 1847 ............ William Aller
Simon Kenton's Ride, copied from Louvre ........... Walcut
Simon Kenton, oil painting ................. Mrs. Saunders
President William Henry Harrison, portrait ........ Bancroft
Hon. John G. Carlisle, portrait ............... B. Williamson
Mrs. James Taylor, portrait ..................... Unknown
Henry Clay, portrait ....................... Fry of Alabama
Col. James Taylor, portrait ........................ Loaned
    Richard H. Menifee, portrait by Mathew Jouett. Was noted
for his oratory. He was in Congress and died at the early age
of thirty-one years. His reputation as an orator was fully
established by the eloquent funeral oration, delivered by
Thomas F. Marshall at the time of Mr. Menifee's death, Feb-
ruary 20, 1841.
    General John C. Breckenridge, portrait. Unknown artist.
General Breckenridge has been called "The Ideal Kentuckian."
He was Vice-president of the United States under Buehalian,
was one of the candidates for President at the time Mr. Lincoln
was elected. He was a noted general of the C. S. A. during
Civil War.
    General Ben Hardin Helm, portrait, C. S. A., was killed
at the battle of Chickamauga while in command of the "Orphan
Brigade." General Helm and President Lincoln were brothers-
in-law, having married sisters.
    Mrs. Madaline McDowell Breckenridge, portrait, by Carl
Swisher, wag the wife of Hon. Desha Breckenridge and great
granddaughter of Henry Clay, was born in Franklin County,
Kentucky, and was highly educated. She took an active inter-
est in all civic matters, associated charities, Woman's Club work
and every thing which tended toward the uplift and betterment
of women. She was a woman of fine character, a gifted orator
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    Mrs. Emma Guy Cromwell. Portrait by Spencer. Was
the first woman to hold a state office.
    Mrs. Francis Beauchamp. Portrait. Artist unknown.
Was a leader of the W. C. T. U.
    Portrait of Col. William Whitley, who led the "Forlon
Hope" at the battle of the Thames. Col. Whitley and the In-
dian chief Tecumseh, fired at each other at the same time and
each of them was killed, October 5, 1813.

              PORTRAITS OF LAWYERS
Hon. Henry Clay           General P. Watt Hardin
Judge John M. Harlan      General John Rodman
Judge Robert Trimble      Hon. John G. Carlisle
Judge Ben Hardin          Hon. Martin Hardin
Hon. James McKenzie       Hon. J. Proctor Knott


            PORTRAITS OF PREACHERS
Rev. John Dawson Steel    Rev. Thomas Dudley
Bishop H. H. Kavanaugh, of M. E. Church, South.

             PORTRAITS OF SURGEONS

Dr. Gross                 Dr. Benjamin Dudley
Dr. Bush                   Dr. Ephraim McDowell


            SOME OF KENTUCKY POETS
    Theodore O'Hara, portrait, by William Besser.
    Henry T. Stanton, portrait, by Ferdinand Walker.
    Robert Burns Willson, portrait, by Ferdinand Walker.
    Mrs. Vertner Jeffers Johnson, portrait, by W. T. Hund-
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              PORTRAITS OF WRITERS
    Richard Collins, Historian.
    Henry Watterson, Editorial Writer.
    J. Stoddard Johnston, Editor and Historian.
    John Fox, Jr., Novelist.
    George Ranck, Historian.
    J. T. C. Noe, Poet.
    Prof. Shaler, Historian and Scientist.

PHOTOGRAPHS, ENGRAVINGS AND OTHER PIC-
                        TURES
    Col. Haldeman, C. S. A., Writer and Publisher.
    Gen. Wade Hampton, C. S. A.
    Col. E. Polk Johnson, C. S. A., Historian.
    Col. Ambrose Dudley, Quartermaster General of U. S. A.
    Gov. J. C. W. Beckham, Governor, U. S. Senator.
    Hon. Joseph Lewis, .Judge of Kentucky Court of Appeals.
    Hon. J. P. Hobson, Judge of Kentucky Court of Appeals.
    Col. D. Howard Smith, Supt. of Public Instruction.
    Col. Reuben T. Durrett, Historian, Writer.
    Gen. Washington and Martha Washington, with samples
of her dress worn when the capitol was in Philadelphia.
    First Seal of Virginia, photograph.
    Capitol at Washington, engraving.
    Arlington, Home of Gen. R. E. Lee, engraving.
    Picture of Capt. Thomas H. Hines and his two companions
who cut a passage through the walls of the Columbus peniten-
tiary and made their escape during the Civil War.
    The Kentucky Cardinal, made famous by James Lane
Allen, print Major Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, C. S. A.
    General Stonewall Jackson, C. S. A.
    A group of Confederate Generals.
    Polar Bear and four other Audubun prints.
    A group of oil paintings, a gift from citizens of Philadel-
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    Old State House, where Kentucky was received into the
Union.
    Independence Hall, where Jefferson wrote the Declaration
of Independence.
    Carpenters Hall, with names of Carpenters' Guild, Phila-
delphia.

        OTHER PAINTINGS AND PORTRAITS

    Dr. C. C. Graham, owner of the noted springs at Harrods-
burg.
    Marriage of Pocahontas to Capt. Rolfe.
    Wood carved picture of Trumpet Flower.
    "Attention Men, Old Stonewall is Going to Pray." A
picture of Stonewall Jackson and his soldiers.
    Ideal Productions of Artist, by Paul Sawyer, Frankfort,
Kentucky.
    Robert Burns Wilson, Frankfort, Kentucky.
    William Hundleigh, Georgetown, Kentucky.
    Picture sketch of child, "Little Blonde Girl," by Frank
Duveneck.
    A beautiful miniature of Richard Al. Johnson. Very
valuable.
    A large number of small pictures of Kentuckians and
other prominent citizens of the United States and a large num-
ber of steel engravings of Kentuckians and others.

LANDSCAPE PAINTINGS-BY PROMINENT ARTISTS
    Scenes on Elkhorn, W. T. Hundleigh.
    Shakers Ferry and Road, W. T. Hundleigh.
    A Kentucky Woodland, Robert Burns Willson.
    Beech Trees, in Barren County, Fannie Porter Dickie.
    Scenes in the Pennyrile, Mrs. J. M. Beauchamp.
    In Early Spring, Mrs. J. Ml. Beauchamp.
    Water Color Pictures, Martha Taylor Saunders.
    State Arsenal, Sophia DeButtst Gray.
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     Picture on glass of the Empress Josephine.
     Czar and Czarina of Russia, 1864, presented to the Society
by Hon. C. M. Clay.
     General Robert E. Lee, Commander in Chief Confederate
Army.
     General Washington, in Continental uniform.
     Father Ryan, photograph attached to his poem, "The
Sword of Lee."
    J. Tandy Ellis, Adjutant General of Kentucky.
    Henry Clay, copy of portrait, 1815.
    "Red Cloud," picture of Indian Chief on panther skin.
    Governor T. T. Crittenden, Governor of Missouri.
    Judge John Rowan's home in Nelson County, Kentucky,
where Foster wrote "My Old Kentucky Home."
    Pen and ink copy of Audubun's Portrait of Daniel Boone.
    Col. William Crittenden, a deguerreotype. Col. Crittenden
was captured and executed in the Cuban insurrection of 1851.
When led out for execution he was ordered to kneel with his
back towards the firing squad. He refused to obey the order
and proudly said: "A Kentuckian never turns his back to his
enemy and he kneels to none except God."
    GeneralPeter Dudley, photograph.
    Hon. John G. Carlisle, photograph framed.
    ReAr Admiral Chapman Todd, U. S. N.
    A picture of the battleship Kentucky.
    Gen. Albert Sidney Johnson, C. S. A., was killed at Shiloh;
was Secretary of War in the Republic of Texas; was a General
in the Mexican War, and was second in command of the South-
ern army at the time of his death.
    Gen. John Hunt Morgan, C. S. A., was a cavalry leader in
the-Civil War of unusual merit and daring. He was killed near
the close of the war.
    The Curator of this Society has a. very interesting story
about Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis. The pictures of
these two great men occupy prominent positions. Both of them
were born in Kentucky. One of them became the President
of the United States and the other the President of the Con-
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    President Davis, was educated at Transylvania and at West
Point. President Lincoln was educated in "The School of Ad-
versity," but he was none the less a man by reason of his early
environment and training. Four years of war followed the elec-
tion of these men to the presidency of the North and the South
respectively. These four years of internecine strife mark the
crucial period and the greatest crisis through which the Nation
has passed.
    The history of this period and of these two men as related
by the Curator is both interesting and instructive.
    The picture of President Davis is a fine oil portrait while
the picture of President Lincoln is rather an inferior print.
It has been the hope of the Society for the past several years
that some friend of Mr. Lincoln, or the cause for which he
stood, would give us a nice oil painting of this great President.
Will some one help us to realize this desire
    The books, pamphlets and papers collected by this Society
are too numerous to mention. Suffice it to say, the collection
contains more Kentucky history than any other that has been
made. It has more works on genealogy, more source material
and more county histories than any other collection. The gen-
eral public is beginning to realize this to such an extent that
the research work has become so heavy that it is impossible for
the present office force to do all that is requested.
    Joel T. Hart won fame as a sculptor by his ideal produc-
tions, "Venus de Medici," "Angelina," and "Triumph of
Chastity." He is now known in this line of art as the greatest
of the Western Continent. Some of his best work can be found
in the rotunda between the House and Senate chamber in the
busts of Henry Clay, Andrew Jackson, James Taylor and John
J. Crittenden.
    Some other work along this line is the bust of Nathaniel
Southgate Shaler, who was a geologist, historian and poet, by
Atkins.
    Bronze Bust of William 0. Bradley, Governor and IT. S.
Senator, by Jerome Conners.
    Aitirble bust of Governor Beriah MUagoffr..



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     Marble bust of James Guthrie, who was a lawyer and
statesman.
    Marble bust of Governor Elias Conway, of Arkansas, by
Dexter.
    There are busts of Governor Isaac Shelby and William
Goebel, by Yandall.
    There are plaster busts of John J. Crittenden and Henry
Clay from original models.
    There are two other busts of Henry Clay, one by Hiram
Powers and the other by Leo Volke.
    A model bust of Sam Davis, a spy C. S. A., by George
Julian Zolany.
    In addition to the large and well assorted library referred
to, there is a large collection of documentary reports.
    Tax lists beginning in 1787 and running down to 1870.
    Vital statistic records for the years running from 1852 to
1862. They give the births, deaths and marriages of the dif-
ferent counties of the State, and it is a very valuable record.
    File of House Journals.
    File of Senate Journals.
    Annals of the Civil War giving the Union side of that
great struggle, and it is very interesting and instructive.

                          MIAPS
    Map of Kentucky of date 1 750, a very interesting exhibit.
    There are about twenty-five maps of Kentucky giving dif-
ferent sections of the State and of different dales, showing the
growth and development of the.State.

                         FLAGS
    The Society has a large collection of flags.
    One from Richard M. Johnson's command, 1812.
    Two from battleship Kentucky.
    One from cruiser Brooklyn.
    One or more from every war of United States from the
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    A silk flag used by the 4th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry,
Spanish-American War.
    A Confederate flag, silk, tattered and soiled.
    Flags of 1812-1815 Guidon used by R. M. Johnson at the
Thames 18'12.
    Fragment of flag carried by Clay and McKee at Buena
'Vista 1847.
    Epaulets and sash of Gen. Martin D. Hardin, famous of-
ficer of the war 1812.

                        SWORDS
    General Ethen Allen's sword.
    Sword of Col. Robert Johnson, C. S. A.
    Sword of Col. Theodore O'Hara, noted author of "The
Bivouac of the Dead."
    Sword of Capt. William T. Willis, killed at Buena Vista
1847.
    Sword of Gen. C. M. Clay, ambassador to Russia.
    Swords of World War.
    Swords of Civil War.
    Swords of Mexican War.
    Court sword of Russia.
    Full dress uniform of Admiral Lucian Young, U. S. N.,
and silver sword, a gift from the Kentucky Legislature to Ad-
miral Young, 1879, for bravery in saving the lives of tlbirty-
five sailors.

                         GUNS
    Gun of Hancock Taylor, who was one of the surveying
party who surveyed' the site of Frankfort, July 17, 1773. He
was killed by the Indians in 1774.
    William Lee, gun of. Leestown was named for him. He
was killed by Indians.
    Machine gun, early pattern.
    Dueling pistol used by Aaron Burr in the fatal duel with
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     Two drums used in War of 1812, one of which was cap-
 tured from the British.
     Saddle used by one of Morgan's men, C. S. A.
     Pair of saddle bags, owned by Harris H. Johnson, C. S. A.
     Pair of saddle bags, owned by P. Watt Hardiri, used in his
political campaigns for Attorney General, etc.
     Pair of saddle bags owned by Col. W. T. Scott, U. S. A.
     Box of Philippine arms.
     Revolutionary flint lock guns and powder horns.
     Carroll rifle used in the Lewis-Clark Expedition.
     A Mexican silver mounted saddle, captured in Mexican
War.
    A pair of pistol holsters, used by John Brown, the first Rep-
resentative in Congress from Kentucky, and the first U. S.
Senator from Kentucky.
    A bugle, made of wood with bands of cow horns, used by
Robert Collins of Franklin County, who blew the charge at the
battle of the Thames.
    Bugle, used by John W. Payne in Morgan's command
C. S. A.
    Bugle, used by Thomas Heffner, 2nd Ky. Vol., at battle
of Beuna Vista.
    Punch bowl and silver service from battle ship Kentucky.

               MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
    Gourd fiddle.
    Harpsichord, a rare musical instrument brought to Ken-
tucky in 1830.
    Spinette, made in London in 1800, brought to Woodford
County in 1810 by the Menzies family.
    Violin, flute, bugles and other instruments.
    There are thousands of other relics too numerous to men-
tion, a few of which are as follows:
    Old china and cut glass.
    Indian relics and prehistoric curios.
    Model engine, invented by Edward West, who built a
steamboat and ran it on the waters of Elkhorn in 1794.



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    Table cloth of linen, the material used was raised, spun
and woven in Scott County, Kentucky, in 1828.
    A clock used in the first Indian school in the United
States, 1837.
    Four glass cases of wax flowers.
    Fancy work of seventy years ago.
    Silhouettes of Mr. and Mrs. Waller Overton.
    Chinese hat.
    Continental hat, sash and epaulets worn by Capt. Peter
Dudley.
    Colonial wedding dress of crepe, worn in Virginia about
1778.
    Lining of George Washington's overcoat.
    Indian tomahawks, sandals, pitcher, cups and other curios.
    China teapot, pewter platters, etc.
    Rosewood box, Roman lamp, iron manacle.
    China tankard, small hair trunk.
    Variety of sea shells, spotted shells, stones, etc.
    Broad ax, used at Boonesborough in cutting trees to build
fort.
    Commission of Charles Scott to be Brigadier General of
Kentucky militia signed by Beverly Randolph, Governor of
Virginia, 1790.
    Photo of Dolly Madison, who saved the State Archives
when the British captured and burnt the White House in 1814.
    Will of Hancock Taylor.
    Gold pen used by Governor Beckham to sign the appro-
priation bill for New Capitol.
    Large number of curios from Panama.
    Old spinning wheel.
    Flax wheel.
    Iron crane used in old fashioned fire places.
    Loom used in Barren County, Kentucky.
    Cradle owned by Capt. Abraham Owens, who was killed in
battle of Tippecanoe, 1811.
    Key stone of the first court house of Mason County.
    Bed spread, embroidered in 1800.



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     Calico patch work quilt, made by Mrs. James Taylor for
her friend, Martha Washington, i