William T. Withers family papers

Abstract

The William T. Withers family papers (dated 1833-1960, bulk 1833-1928; 5.65 cubic feet; 15 boxes) comprise correspondence, legal documents, financial papers, mission and church papers, journals, ledgers and account books, play bills, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, and horse pedigrees that document the Withers' family personal, financial, legal, and business matters as well as that of the Kentucky University.

Descriptive Summary

Title
William T. Withers family papers
Date
1832-1960 (inclusive)
Bulk, 1832-1928 (bulk)
Creator
Withers, William Temple, 1825-1889
Extent
5.64 Cubic feet
Subjects
Animal pedigrees.
Education, Higher--Kentucky--Lexington
Educators--Correspondence.
Families--Kentucky--History--19th century.
Family archives--Kentucky--Lexington.
Harness racing--Kentucky.
Horse breeders--Kentucky.
Horse farms--Kentucky.
Horse industry--Kentucky--History--19th century.
Horse racing--Kentucky--Lexington.
Horsemen and horsewomen--Kentucky
Horses--Breeding--Kentucky.
Households--Accounting.
Lexington (Ky.)--History
Plantation life--Mississippi.
Practice of law--Mississippi.
Race horses.
Standardbred horse--Breeding--Kentucky
State universities and colleges
Universities and colleges--Administration--Kentucky.
Universities and colleges--Faculty.
Universities and colleges--Kentucky--Finance.
Universities and colleges--Kentucky--Lexington
Women in church work--Kentucky.
Women--Kentucky--Lexington
Arrangement
Collection is arranged into six series: William T. Withers, Martha S. Withes, Ida W. Harrison, Jennie W. Smith, Shakey Family, and Assorted Family and Friends.
Finding Aid Author
Finding aid prepared by Morgan Lockard
Preferred Citation
2013ms0772: [identification of item], William T. Withers family papers, 1832-1960, bulk 1832-1928, University of Kentucky Special Collections.
Repository
University of Kentucky

Collection Overview

Biography / History
Col. William T. Withers (1825-1889) and his family were prominent plantation owners in Mississippi before the Civil War and owned Fairlawn Stock Farm in Lexington, Kentucky, following the war. They spent a brief time during the war as refugees in Alabama. William T. Withers, the son of William A. Withers and Elizabeth Perrin, fought in the Mexican War and as a Confederate during the Civil War. He and his wife, Martha Sharkey (1830-1915), had ten children together: Ida Withers Harrison (1851-1927), Sallie, Alice, Robert, Martha, Anna (Rebel), William, Jennie, Mary, and Edith. On his father’s side, Withers had a brother named James S. Withers and and a sister named Jennie Withers Smith (1842-1918). Martha Sharkey’s family included her adoptive parents Robert R. Sharkey (1794-1867) and Sallie Sharkey (1802-1876) as well as two cousins Allen and Greenwood Sharkey.
Scope and Content
The William T. Withers family papers (dated 1833-1960, bulk 1833-1928; 5.65 cubic feet; 15 boxes) comprise correspondence, legal documents, financial papers, mission and church papers, journals, ledgers and account books, play bills, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, and horse pedigrees that document the Withers' family personal, financial, legal, and business matters as well as that of the Kentucky University.
The papers include material related to Col. Withers' Confederate service; his activities after the war in real estate and law; the business of his horse farm, Fairlawn Stock Farm in Lexington, Ky.; and the development of Kentucky University A&M (1865-1878), the precursor to the University of Kentucky. Additionally, the collection includes the correspondence, financial papers, and legal papers of other members of the Withers and Sharkey families: Martha S. Withers, Ida W. Harrison, Jennie Withers Smith, Robert R. Sharkey, and Sallie S. Sharkey. They document the history of Lexington, Kentucky; Mississippi; and the South. Many prominent people are mentioned, including Henry Clay, John Bryan Bowman, John C. Breckinridge, John Morrison Clay, and William Seward. Henry Clay's Ashland estate and the Main Street Christian Church feature prominently in the papers, specifically in relation to Kentucky University. The Assorted Family and Friends Papers series consists of contributions created by friends of the Withers family; his children, the spouses of children; and William A. Withers, William T. Withers father, as well as assorted materials unconnected to the Withers family.

Restrictions on Access and Use

Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open to researchers by appointment.
Use Restrictions
Property rights reside with the University of Kentucky. The University of Kentucky holds the copyright for materials created in the course of business by University of Kentucky employees. Copyright for all other materials has not been assigned to the University of Kentucky. For information about permission to reproduce or publish, please contact Special Collections.

Contents of the Collection

William T. Withers, 1839-1889

Biographical note

Col. William T. Withers, the son of William A. Withers and Elizabeth Perrin, was born in Harrison County, Kentucky in 1825 and married Martha Sharkey on April 24, 1850. He attended school at Bacon College in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, graduating as valedictorian. He fought in the Mexican War (1846-1848) as a Lieutenant and was shot in the leg at the Battle of Buena Vista. After studying law under Major William R. Wall, Withers gained bar admittance between 1847 and 1851. He practiced law in Jackson, Mississippi, first at the law firm of Sharkey & Withers and later with Judge Wiley P. Harris. Additionally, he owned a plantation outside of Jackson, specializing in cotton. He fought for the Confederacy in the Civil War as a Colonel, where he was an integral figure in the command of the Home Guard and artillery in the fall of Vicksburg. After the siege, he was present at the surrender to Ulysses S. Grant with General John C. Pemberton. Later in life, he became friends with General Grant, who visited his Kentucky horse farm, Fairlawn. Following the war, Withers led a prominent business in Standardbred horse breeding through Fairlawn Stock Farm in Lexington, even selling a horse to the King Kalakawa of Hawaii, who stayed at Fairlawn in 1880. Withers was also involved in high education at institutions such as the Kentucky University, Hamilton Female College, and Morehead State University. At the Kentucky University and Agricultural and Mechanical College he became the President of the Board of Curators from 1877 to 1887 as well as being involved as an elder of the Main Street Church in Lexington. William T. Withers, known as "General" to friends and family, died in August 1889 due to complications from his old Mexican War wound.

Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, legal documents, deeds and leases, financial papers, bills, checks, inventories, accounts, receipts, stock bonds, ledger books, horse pedigrees, and journals make up the William T. Withers series.

The Kentucky University subseries contains correspondence, financial papers, legal documents, business papers, affiliated church papers, and Ashland estate papers. The prominent people involved in these records include William T. Withers, John Bryan Bowman, and John M. Clay. Interesting items consist of William T. Withers' resignation from the university (Box 2, Folder 13); correspondence and documents regarding the legal issues between the university and J. B. Bowman (Box 2, Folder 16-25 and Box 3, Folder 1); and the correspondence of the affiliated Main Street Church of Christ concerning the functions of the university (Box 2, Folder 14).

The Equestrian subseries includes correspondence about Withers' standardbred horse catalog and the purchase of his bred horses; his horse journals; and horse pedigrees. The journals document the horses that Withers’ bred and purchased, while the pedigrees pertain to his most famous horse line, Almont’s.

Other items of interest include the Supreme Court case records of Mary Morrison, et al vs. Martha S. Withers, et al (Box 3, Folder 13) which document a dispute over land Martha purchased during the Civil War. The case was decided in favor of William and Martha Withers.

Correspondence, 1856-1889

Buffington & Co. letters to William T. Withers, 1866-1867

  • Box 1, Folder 1
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W. H. Graham letters to William T. Withers, 1869-1875

  • Box 1, Folder 2
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General business correspondence, 1861-1874

  • Box 1, Folder 3
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General business correspondence, 1875-1883

  • Box 1, Folder 4
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General business letters written by William T. Withers, 1866-1875

  • Box 1, Folder 5
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W. H. Harvey letters to William T. Withers, 1876

  • Box 1, Folder 6
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William H. Knaws letters to William T. Withers, 1875

  • Box 1, Folder 7
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Maylore & Hobart letters to William T. Withers, 1870

  • Box 1, Folder 8
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A. G. Brown legal letters to William T. Withers, 1871

  • Box 1, Folder 9
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General correspondence as lawyer to William T. Withers, 1856-1880

  • Box 1, Folder 10
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W. L. Roberts letters to William T. Withers, 1875-1883

  • Box 1, Folder 11
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M. W. Boyd letters to William T. Withers, 1871-1884

  • Box 1, Folder 12
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General personal correspondence, 1866-1884

  • Box 1, Folder 13
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G. L. Sharkey letters to William T. Withers, 1869-1871

  • Box 1, Folder 14
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General personal letters written by William T. Withers, 1867-1887

  • Box 1, Folder 15
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William T. Withers letters to Mr. and Mrs. Sharkey, 1866

  • Box 1, Folder 16
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William T. Withers letters to sister, 1884-1889

  • Box 1, Folder 17
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Equestrian, 1861-1879

R. Barden letters to William T. Withers, 1875

  • Box 1, Folder 18
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Jay Beach letters to William T. Withers, 1879

  • Box 1, Folder 19
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L. B. Cook letters to William T. Withers, 1879

  • Box 1, Folder 20
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General equestrian correspondence, 1870-1875

  • Box 1, Folder 21
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General equestrian correspondence, 1876-1879

  • Box 1, Folder 22
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T. H. Smith letters to William T. Withers, 1878-1879

  • Box 1, Folder 23
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W. Wilmot letters to William T. Withers, 1879

  • Box 1, Folder 24
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George W. Wintz letters to William T. Withers, 1878-1879

  • Box 1, Folder 25
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William T. Withers assorted equestrian papers, 1877-1878

  • Box 1, Folder 26
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William T. Withers horse journals, 1861-1877

  • Box 1, Folder 27
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Horse pedigrees, undated

  • Box 13, Folder 3
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Financial, 1853-1884

Assorted oversized financial papers, undated

  • Box 15, Folder 5
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William T. Withers bills, 1853-1884

  • Box 2, Folder 1
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William T. Withers checks, 1858-1859

  • Box 2, Folder 2
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William T. Withers financial book, 1859-1860

  • Box 2, Folder 3
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William T. Withers financial notes, undated

  • Box 2, Folder 4
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William T. Withers inventories and accounts, 1858-1887

  • Box 2, Folder 5
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William T. Withes ledger books, 1869-1879

  • Box 2, Folder 6
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William T. Withers receipts, 1853-1875

  • Box 2, Folder 7
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William T. Withers stock bond, undated

  • Box 2, Folder 8
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William T. Withers taxes, 1853-1875

  • Box 2, Folder 9
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Journals, undated

William T. Withes journal, undated

  • Box 2, Folder 10
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William T. Withers sermon book, undated

  • Box 2, Folder 11
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Kentucky University, 1852-1914

Ashland, 1852-1914

Martha S. Withers receipt, 1914 December 10

  • Box 2, Folder 12, Item 1
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Adopted provision for Ashland mansion, undated

  • Box 2, Folder 12, Item 2
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Account of sale, 1852 September 18

  • Box 2, Folder 12, Item 3
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Real estate offer for Ashland, 1879 Janaury 27

  • Box 2, Folder 12, Item 4
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Rental proposal for Ashland, 1880 August 16

  • Box 2, Folder 12, Item 5
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Mortgage account, undated

  • Box 2, Folder 12, Item 6
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Business papers for the Kentucky University, 1871-1880

Statement of John Morris Clark, 1871 November 2

  • Box 2, Folder 13, Item 1
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Pastor S. R. Jones statement on Withers's resignation, undated

  • Box 2, Folder 13, Item 2
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Bill from John M. Clay to Kentucky University, 1880 August 19

  • Box 2, Folder 13, Item 3
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Policy statement for Kentucky University, undated

  • Box 2, Folder 13, Item 4
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Vote count sheet, undated

  • Box 2, Folder 13, Item 5
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Deposition by clergy, undated

  • Box 2, Folder 13, Item 6
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"Kentucky University: Its Legal Status", 1873

  • Box 2, Folder 13, Item 7
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Memoranda of agreement, undated

  • Box 2, Folder 13, Item 8
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Church papers, 1872-1884

Proposal of the Main Street Church, undated

  • Box 2, Folder 14, Item 1
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R. M. Bishop letter to elders of Main Street Church, 1872 May 3

  • Box 2, Folder 14, Item 2
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G. W. Ellery letter to J. D. Pickett, 1872 June 10

  • Box 2, Folder 14, Item 3
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J. D. Pickett letter to elders of the Main Street Church, 1872 June 17

  • Box 2, Folder 14, Item 4
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G. W. Ellery letter to J. D. Pickett, 1872 June 10

  • Box 2, Folder 14, Item 5
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Agreement to arbitration between J. D. Pickett and elders of the Main Street Church, undated

  • Box 2, Folder 14, Item 6
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J. D. Pickett letter to G. W. Ellery, 1872 June 6

  • Box 2, Folder 14, Item 7
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Elders of the Main Street Church letter to R. M. Bishop, 1872 May 7

  • Box 2, Folder 14, Item 8
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Settlement and agreement of church difficulties, undated

  • Box 2, Folder 14, Item 9
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Statement brought before elders of the Main Street Church, 1874 September 11

  • Box 2, Folder 14, Item 10
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J. W. S. letter to unidentified correspondent, 1884 March 3

  • Box 2, Folder 14, Item 11
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R. M. Bishop letter to elders of the Main Street Church, 1872 March 23

  • Box 2, Folder 14, Item 12
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L. J. Stockdale and G. W. Ellery letter to R. M. Bishop, 1872 June 4

  • Box 2, Folder 14, Item 13
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"Proceedings of the Church of Christ, Main Street, Lexington, KY in the case of Certain Members Excluded from her Fellowship", 1871

  • Box 2, Folder 14, Item 14
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Proposal for the use of musical instruments, undated

  • Box 2, Folder 14, Item 15
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Authorization to confer with the elders of the Main Street Church, 1874 September 10

  • Box 2, Folder 14, Item 16
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J. B. Bowman letters, 1875-1878

J. B. Bowman resolution to rent Kentucky University farm, 1875 September 1

  • Box 2, Folder 15, Item 1
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J. B. Bowman letter to Col. J. A. Peall, 1878 April 27

  • Box 2, Folder 15, Item 2
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J. B. Bowman letters to William T. Withers, 1871-1879

J. B. Bowman letter to Willim T. Withers, 1871 August 13

  • Box 2, Folder 16, Item 1
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J. B. Bowman letter to William T. Withers, 1871 September 29

  • Box 2, Folder 16, Item 2
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J. B. Bowman letter to William T. Withers, 1871 Juky 31

  • Box 2, Folder 16, Item 3
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J. B. Bowman letter to William T. Withers, 1877 July 2

  • Box 2, Folder 16, Item 4
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J. B. Bowman letter to William T. Withers, 1877 August 1

  • Box 2, Folder 16, Item 5
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J. B. Bowman letter to William T. Withers, 1877 December 3\

  • Box 2, Folder 16, Item 6
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J. B. Bowman letter to William T. Withers, 1877 December 24

  • Box 2, Folder 16, Item 7
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J. B. Bowman letter to William T. Withers, 1877 December 17

  • Box 2, Folder 16, Item 8
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J. B. Bowman letter to William T. Withers, 1877 August 7

  • Box 2, Folder 16, Item 9
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J. B. Bowman letter to William T. Withers, 1878 January 5

  • Box 2, Folder 16, Item 10
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J. B. Bowman letter to William T. Withers, 1879 July 1

  • Box 2, Folder 16, Item 11
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Breckingridge & Shelby legal firm letters, 1877-1880

Breckingridge & Shelby letter to William T. Withers, Hamilton A. Headley, W. E. Rogers, and A. M. Barnes, 1877 November 2

  • Box 2, Folder 17, Item 1
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Kentucky University bill to Breckingridge & Shelby, 1879

  • Box 2, Folder 17, Item 2
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Breckingridge & Shelby letter to William T. Withers, 1880 August 17

  • Box 2, Folder 17, Item 3
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Breckingridge & Shelby letter to William T. Withers, 1880 October 8

  • Box 2, Folder 17, Item 4
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Letters to the Executive Committee of Kentucky University, 1877-1887

J. A. Williams letter to the Kentucky University Executive Commitee, 1877 December 27

  • Box 2, Folder 18, Item 1
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Breckingridge & Shelby letter to the Kentucky University Executive Committee, undated

  • Box 2, Folder 18, Item 2
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D. V. Woody letter to the Kentucky University Executive Committee, 1880 August 16

  • Box 2, Folder 18, Item 3
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Breckingridge & Shelby letter to the Executive Committee of Kentucky University, 1887 July 8

  • Box 2, Folder 18, Item 4
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J. P. Torbitt letters to William T. Withers, 1883

J. P. Torbitt letter to William T. Withers, 1883 May 4

  • Box 2, Folder 20, Item 1
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J. P. Torbitt letter to William T. Withers, 1883 May 6

  • Box 2, Folder 20, Item 2
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J. P. Torbitt letter to William T. Withers, 1883 May 9

  • Box 2, Folder 20, Item 3
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J. P. Torbitt letter to William T. Withers, 1883 May 18

  • Box 2, Folder 20, Item 4
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N. B. Wells letters to William T. Withers, 1877-1879

N. B. Wells letter to William T. Withers, 1879 June 2

  • Box 2, Folder 21, Item 1
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N. B. Wells letter to William T. Withers, 1877 September 27

  • Box 2, Folder 21, Item 2
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N. B. Wells letter to William T. Withers, 1877 June 4

  • Box 2, Folder 21, Item 3
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N. B. Wells letter to William T. Withers, 1878 January 8

  • Box 2, Folder 21, Item 4
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N. B. Wells letter to William T. Withers, 1879 June 2

  • Box 2, Folder 21, Item 5
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General correspondence of Kentucky University, 1872-1874

G. W. G. letter to Brother Williams, 1873 August 5

  • Box 2, Folder 19, Item 1
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George Wintz letter to S. W. C., 1873 November 22

  • Box 2, Folder 19, Item 2
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R. M. Bishop letter to the elders of Main Street Church, 1872 May 28

  • Box 2, Folder 19, Item 3
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Elders leaving Main Street Church letter to whom it may concern, 1874 January 31

  • Box 2, Folder 19, Item 4
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W. J. Moore, E. F. Smith, and W. J. Tibbs letter to elders of the Main Street Church, 1874 Novemeber 10

  • Box 2, Folder 19, Item 5
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H. H. White Correspondence, 1879-1882

George Gist letter to H. H. White, 1882 March 11

  • Box 2, Folder 22, Item 1
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George Gist letter to H. H. White, 1882 Mach 22

  • Box 2, Folder 22, Item 2
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John J. Fisk letter to H. H. White, 1879 April 13

  • Box 2, Folder 22, Item 3
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H. H. White letter to William T. Withers, 1881 December 19

  • Box 2, Folder 22, Item 4
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H. H. White letter to William T. Withers, 1881 January 21

  • Box 2, Folder 22, Item 5
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H. H. White letter to William T. Withers, 1882 January 14

  • Box 2, Folder 22, Item 6
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William T. Withers letters to J. B. Bowman, 1877-1878

William T. Withers letter to J. B. Bowman, 1877 August 31

  • Box 2, Folder 23, Item 1
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William T. Withers letter to J. B. Bowman, 1877 December 1

  • Box 2, Folder 23, Item 2
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William T. Withers letter to J. B. Bowman, 1877 December 29

  • Box 2, Folder 23, Item 3
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William T. Withers letter to J. B. Bowman, 1878 January 9

  • Box 2, Folder 23, Item 4
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William T. Withers letter to J. B. Bowman, 1877 December 20

  • Box 2, Folder 23, Item 5
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William T. Withers letter to J. B. Bowman, 1879 December 6

  • Box 2, Folder 23, Item 6
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William T. Withers letter to J. B. Bowman, 1877 June 27

  • Box 2, Folder 23, Item 7
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William T. Withers letter to J. B. Bowman, 1877 August 4\

  • Box 2, Folder 23, Item 8
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William T. Withers letter to J. B. Bowman, 1877 July 29

  • Box 2, Folder 23, Item 9
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William T. Withers letter to J. B. Bowman, 1877 October 1

  • Box 2, Folder 23, Item 10
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William T. Withers letter to J. B. Bowman, 1871 July 30

  • Box 2, Folder 23, Item 11
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William T. Withers letter to J. B. Bowman, 1878 August 3

  • Box 2, Folder 23, Item 12
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General correspondence to William T. Withers, 1871-1879

R. Milligan letter to William T. Withers, 1872 June 10

  • Box 2, Folder 24, Item 1
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Brother Franklin letter to William T. Withers, 1871 November 6

  • Box 2, Folder 24, Item 2
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C. J. Washington letter to William T. Withers, 1871 November 4

  • Box 2, Folder 24, Item 3
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A. Steele letter to William T. Withers, 1877 June 20

  • Box 2, Folder 24, Item 4
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D. S. Gerald statement for William T. Withers, undated

  • Box 2, Folder 24, Item 5
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Joseph Smith letter to William T. Withers, 1873 December 11

  • Box 2, Folder 24, Item 6
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Unidentified correspondent letter to William T. Withers, 1873 August 8

  • Box 2, Folder 24, Item 7
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W. T. Tibbs letter to William T. Withers, 1874 October 1

  • Box 2, Folder 24, Item 8
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J. B. Bowman, J. Shackleford, and others proposition to William T. Withers, undated

  • Box 2, Folder 24, Item 9
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J. B. Grubbs letter to William T. Withers, 1875 June 15

  • Box 2, Folder 24, Item 10
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W. L. Williams letter to William T. Withers, undated

  • Box 2, Folder 24, Item 11
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J. B. Grubbs letter to William T. Withers, 1875 October 27

  • Box 2, Folder 24, Item 12
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Unidentified correspondent letter to William T. Withers, 1874 July 18

  • Box 2, Folder 24, Item 13
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J. Lane Allen letter to William T. Withers, 1878 December 6

  • Box 2, Folder 24, Item 14
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J. Lane Allen letter to William T. Withers, 1878 August 4

  • Box 2, Folder 24, Item 15
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J. H. Hammond letter to William T. Withers, undated

  • Box 2, Folder 24, Item 16
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D. M. Bowman letter to William T. Withers, 1878 August 20

  • Box 2, Folder 24, Item 17
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Unidentified correspondent letter to William T. Withers, 1878 Novemer 25

  • Box 2, Folder 24, Item 18
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David Cahill letter to William T. Withers, 1879 October 15

  • Box 2, Folder 24, Item 19
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James K. Patterson letter to William T. Withers, 1878 September 5

  • Box 2, Folder 24, Item 20
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William Mitchell letter to William T. Withers, 1878 August 20

  • Box 2, Folder 24, Item 21
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B. J. Peters letter to William T. Withers, 1878 October 23

  • Box 2, Folder 24, Item 22
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J. O. Harrison letter to William T. Withers, 1878 January 17

  • Box 2, Folder 24, Item 23
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R. C. Ricketts letter to William T. Withers, 1878 July 12

  • Box 2, Folder 24, Item 24
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Rob Peter letter to William T. Withers, 1878 September 9

  • Box 2, Folder 24, Item 25
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James B. Clay letter to William T. Withers, 1879 Octobe 16

  • Box 2, Folder 24, Item 26
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D. M. Bowman letter to William T. Withers, 1879 August 23

  • Box 2, Folder 24, Item 27
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W. T. Tibbs letter to William T. Withers, 1879 August 20

  • Box 2, Folder 24, Item 28
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R. Steel letter to William T. Withers, 1879 December 6

  • Box 2, Folder 24, Item 29
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J. S. Reppert letter to William T. Withers, 1879 July 18

  • Box 2, Folder 24, Item 30
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Bosworth letter to William T. Withers, 1879 December 15

  • Box 2, Folder 24, Item 31
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John A. Dane letter to William T. Withers, 1879 October 16

  • Box 2, Folder 24, Item 32
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General correspondence to William T. Withers, 1880-1882

Wood Springfield letter to William T. Withers, 1880 August 12

  • Box 2, Folder 25, Item 1
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William E. Singleton letter to William T. Withers, 1880 August 16

  • Box 2, Folder 25, Item 2
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W. H. Graham letter to William T. Withers, 1880 June 29

  • Box 2, Folder 25, Item 3
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A. S. Talbert letter to William T. Withers, 1880 August 16

  • Box 2, Folder 25, Item 4
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Morton & Packer letter to William T. Withers, 1880 July 7

  • Box 2, Folder 25, Item 5
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Morton & Packer letter to William T. Withers, 1880 August 18

  • Box 2, Folder 25, Item 6
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J. A. Tanner letter to William T. Withers, 1881 August 11

  • Box 2, Folder 25, Item 7
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A. Steel letter to William T. Withers, 1881 August 16

  • Box 2, Folder 25, Item 8
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E. F. Smith letter to William T. Withers, 1881 June 6

  • Box 2, Folder 25, Item 9
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W. S. Jones letter to William T. Withers, 1881 August 6

  • Box 2, Folder 25, Item 10
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W. T. Tibbs letter to William T. Withers, 1881 August 8

  • Box 2, Folder 25, Item 11
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W. B. Kinkead letter to William T. Withers, 1882 July 22

  • Box 2, Folder 25, Item 12
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L. M. letter to William T. Withers, 1882 june 7

  • Box 2, Folder 25, Item 13
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S. W. C. letter to William T. Withers, 1882 September 28

  • Box 2, Folder 25, Item 14
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C. L. Ford letter to William T. Withers, 1882 July 31

  • Box 2, Folder 25, Item 15
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James B. Clay letter to William T. Withers, 1882 April 29

  • Box 2, Folder 25, Item 16
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Unidentified correspondent letter to William T. Withers, undated

  • Box 2, Folder 25, Item 17
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General correspondence written by William T. Withers, 1874

William T. Withers letter to Joseph Smith, 1874 January 28

  • Box 2, Folder 26, Item 1
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William T. Withers letter to W. J. Moore, L. F. Smith, and W. T. Tibbs, 1874 December 31

  • Box 2, Folder 26, Item 2
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William T. Withers letter to Owsley & Co., 1874 June 3

  • Box 2, Folder 26, Item 3
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Kentucky University financial papers, 1860-1882

Geo Gist letter to William T. Withers, 1882 March 21

  • Box 2, Folder 27, Item 1
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Financial note, undated

  • Box 2, Folder 27, Item 2
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Sale of land, 1880 March 20

  • Box 2, Folder 27, Item 3
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List of securities, 1876 June

  • Box 2, Folder 27, Item 4
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Receipt from Austin Gold Mining Co., 1865 September 1

  • Box 2, Folder 27, Item 5
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Receipt, 1869 September 6

  • Box 2, Folder 27, Item 6
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Receipt to pay J. B. Bowman, 1860 September 7

  • Box 2, Folder 27, Item 7
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List of bonds, notes, and stock, 1880s

  • Box 2, Folder 27, Item 8
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Receipt to pay J. B. Bowman, 1860 September 7

  • Box 2, Folder 27, Item 9
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Kentucky University legal documents, 1873-1882

Agreement to establish, 1875

  • Box 3, Folder 1, Item 1
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Agreement, undated

  • Box 3, Folder 1, Item 2
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List of offenses, undated

  • Box 3, Folder 1, Item 3
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J. B. Bowman suspension, 1877 June

  • Box 3, Folder 1, Item 4
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Agreement on J. B. Bowman suit, undated

  • Box 3, Folder 1, Item 5
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Statement of C. B. Edgar, 1873 September 24

  • Box 3, Folder 1, Item 6
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Indenture, 1878 November 23

  • Box 3, Folder 1, Item 7
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Statement of G.W. William, 1873 September 26

  • Box 3, Folder 1, Item 8
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Sale of Ashland, 1882 May 13

  • Box 3, Folder 1, Item 9
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Court of Appeals order, 1878 October 22

  • Box 3, Folder 1, Item 10
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Memoranda, undated

  • Box 3, Folder 1, Item 11
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Court summons, 1879 March 14

  • Box 3, Folder 1, Item 12
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Statement of Mrs. Jack McBrayer, 1880 November 26

  • Box 3, Folder 1, Item 13
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Legal, 1839-1887

William T. Withers appointment, undated

  • Box 12, Folder 4
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Auditor documents, 1853-1872

  • Box 3, Folder 2
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Court documents, 1864-1877

  • Box 3, Folder 3
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Deeds and leases of William T. Withers, 1849-1876

  • Box 3, Folder 4
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Deeds of gift and trust, 1839-1876

  • Box 3, Folder 5
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Indenture, 1867

  • Box 3, Folder 6
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General legal documents from the Coleman, Britton, and Withers legal firm, 1858-1868

  • Box 3, Folder 7
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Legal agreements, 1855-1873

  • Box 3, Folder 8
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Legal documents between R. A. Edwards and the Coleman, Britton, and Withers legal firm, 1858-1866

  • Box 3, Folder 9
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Legal documents of William T. Withers as lawyer, 1857-1871

  • Box 3, Folder 10
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Memoranda of agreements, 1857-1871

  • Box 3, Folder 11
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Statement of William T. Withers, 1866

  • Box 3, Folder 12
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Mary Morrison, et al v. Martha S. Withers, et al Supreme Court case documents, 1883-1887

  • Box 3, Folder 13
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Martha S. Withers, 1858-1914

Biographical note

Martha Sharkey Withers was born in 1830 in Mississippi to William M. Knowland and Martha Hyland. After her mother died in childbirth, Knowland decided he could not support his daughter alone. Robert and Sallie Sharkey, her mother's aunt and uncle, adopted Martha. Martha married William T. Withers on April 24, 1850, and they had eight daughters and two sons between 1851 to 1871. She assumed charge of the family during the Civil War and took care of her husband throughout the last few years of his life when he suffered from illness. After William T. Withers' death in 1889, her children cared for her as she moved between Lexington and Florida. Eventually, she sold the family horse farm, Fairlawn. She died in Lexington, Kentucky, on December 29, 1915.

Scope and Contents note

The Martha S. Withers series comprises correspondence, financial papers, bills, receipts, checks, stock bonds, check books, account books, deeds, leases, and phrenological society documents. The series is organized into subseries by form. The bulk of this series consists of financial papers that document the financial obligations of Martha Sharkey Withers from 1894-1914. A large section of these papers documents the needs of a household during the late 19th century and contains checks, bills, and various account and check books. The correspondence primarily regards family and personal matters, although a small section concerns a land dispute and financial issues (Box 3, Folder 15). One notable document pertains to the will of Robert R. Sharkey (Box 3, Folder 17), Martha’s adoptive father.

Correspondence, 1873-1914

General business correspondence, 1898-1914

  • Box 3, Folder 14
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General legal correspondence, 1889-1898

  • Box 3, Folder 15
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T. E. Ashbrook letters to Martha S. Withers, 1895-1907

  • Box 3, Folder 16
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Martha S. Withers letters to Ida W. Harrison, 1898-1909

  • Box 4, Folder 1
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General personal correspondence, 1873-1913

  • Box 4, Folder 2
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General letters written by Martha S. Withers, 1877-1898

  • Box 4, Folder 3
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Financial, 1894-1916

Account books, 1894-1914

  • Box 4, Folder 4
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Bank books, 1908-1912

  • Box 4, Folder 5
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Bank papers, 1894-1914

  • Box 4, Folder 6
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Bankruptcy notice, 1915

  • Box 4, Folder 7
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Gas bills, 1912-1915

  • Box 4, Folder 8
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General bills, 1898-1915

  • Box 4, Folder 9
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Grocery bills, 1898-1912

  • Box 4, Folder 10
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Grocery bills, 1914-1916

  • Box 4, Folder 11
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House bills, 1889-1912

  • Box 4, Folder 12
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House bills, 1913-1916

  • Box 4, Folder 13
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Merchandise bills, 1897-1914

  • Box 4, Folder 14
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Telephone bills, 1912-1915

  • Box 4, Folder 15
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Water bills, 1912-1915

  • Box 4, Folder 16
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Check accounts, undated

  • Box 4, Folder 17
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Check books, 1892-1898

  • Box 4, Folder 18
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Check book, 1902-1906

  • Box 5, Folder 1
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Check book, 1908-1910

  • Box 5, Folder 2
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Check book, 1911-1912

  • Box 5, Folder 3
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Check book, 1915-1916

  • Box 5, Folder 4
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Checks, 1890-1899

  • Box 5, Folder 5
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Checks, 1900-1901

  • Box 5, Folder 6
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Checks, 1908-1909

  • Box 5, Folder 7
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Checks, 1910-1912

  • Box 5, Folder 8
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Checks, 1913

  • Box 5, Folder 9
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Checks, 1914

  • Box 5, Folder 10
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Checks, 1915

  • Box 5, Folder 11
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Financial notes, undated

  • Box 5, Folder 12
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Receipts, 1858-1915

  • Box 5, Folder 13
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Stock bonds, 1890-1891

  • Box 5, Folder 14
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Tax papers, 1891-1907

  • Box 5, Folder 15
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Legal, 1866-1902

Deeds and leases, 1866-1902

  • Box 5, Folder 16
  • Box 15, Folder 4
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Robert R. Sharkey Will, undated

  • Box 3, Folder 17
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Phrenological society documents, 1858

  • Box 5, Folder 18
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Ida W. Harrison, 1874-1928

Biographical note

The eldest child of William T. and Martha S. Withers, Ida Withers Harrison was born on her father's plantation in Jackson, Mississippi, in 1851. She was close to her mother's adoptive parents, although she and her siblings were unaware of their mother's adoption until after their grandparents’ deaths. Her father ensured she received a good education by sending her to the Patapsco Female Institute in Maryland (graduated 1863). She later attended Transylvania College in 1914. She married Albert M. Harrison in 1880, and they had one child, Jamie. After settling in Kentucky, she became very involved with the Christian Women's Board of Missions. She authored three books based on her life: one about her father, "Memoirs of William Temple Withers", one adapted from their times as refugees during the Civil War, "Beyond the Battle's Rim: a story of the Confederate refugees", and one about her mission service, "Forty Years of Service: a history of the Christian Women's Board of Missions, 1874-1914". Ida cared for both of her parents in their later lives. She died in Lexington, Kentucky, in 1927.

Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, financial papers, bills, receipts, checks, bonds, account books, inventories, legal agreements, and mission papers compose the Ida W. Harrison series. The bulk of this series includes the financial papers of Ida W. Harrison that pertain to the financial obligations she held from 1894 to 1928. The papers consist primarily of checks, check books, and bills that reflect not only her transactions but also those of Martha Sharkey Withers. The correspondence consists of her personal communication with family and friends as well as a small section of her legal and business correspondence documenting disputes with her siblings over William and Martha Withers’ estates. The collection contains reports, statements, and correspondence regarding her work for local churches and the Christian Women's Board of Missions.

Correspondence, 1874-1919

General business correspondence, 1898-1919

  • Box 5, Folder 19
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Thomas A. Bigstaff letters to Ida W. Harrison, 1898-1900

  • Box 5, Folder 20
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General legal correspondence, 1899-1915

  • Box 6, Folder 1
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Milton Johnson letters to Ida W. Harrison, 1898-1900

  • Box 6, Folder 2
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P. A. McDaniel letters to Ida W. Harrison, 1898-1899

  • Box 6, Folder 3
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General personal correspondence, 1874-1915

  • Box 6, Folder 4
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General correspondence written by Ida W. Harrison, 1879-1903

  • Box 6, Folder 5
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Financial, 1890-1928

Oversized financial papers, 1898-1900

  • Box 13, Folder 1
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Accounts and inventories, 1892-1920

  • Box 6, Folder 6
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Bank books, 1889-1915

  • Box 6, Folder 7
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Electric bills, 1892-1924

  • Box 6, Folder 8
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Gas bills, 1914-1923

  • Box 6, Folder 9
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General bills, 1896-1923

  • Box 6, Folder 10
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Grocery bills, 1914-1923

  • Box 6, Folder 11
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House bills, 1892-1924

  • Box 6, Folder 12
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Merchandise bills, 1892-1923

  • Box 6, Folder 13
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Telephone bills, 1914-1923

  • Box 6, Folder 14
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Water bills, 1914-1924

  • Box 6, Folder 15
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Check accounts, 1916-1924

  • Box 6, Folder 16
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Check accounts, undated

  • Box 6, Folder 17
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Check accounts, undated

  • Box 7, Folder 1
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Check books, 1890-1905

  • Box 7, Folder 2
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Check books, 1906-1908

  • Box 7, Folder 3
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Check books, 1914-1915

  • Box 7, Folder 4
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Checks, 1892-1899

  • Box 7, Folder 5
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Checks, 1900-1909

  • Box 7, Folder 6
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Checks, 1910-1915

  • Box 7, Folder 7
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Checks, 1916-1919

  • Box 7, Folder 8
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Checks, 1920-1921

  • Box 7, Folder 9
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Checks, 1922-1928

  • Box 8, Folder 1
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Financial notes, 1887-1919

  • Box 8, Folder 2
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Receipts, 1893-1923

  • Box 8, Folder 3
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Tax papers, 1890-1919

  • Box 8, Folder 4
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Legal agreements, 1900-1918

  • Box 8, Folder 5
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Mission and church, 1893-1918

Mission and church papers, 1895-1918

  • Box 8, Folder 6
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Christian Women's Board of Missions, 1893-1902

  • Box 13, Folder 2
  • Box 15, Folder 1
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Jennie W. Smith, 1859-1917

Biographical note

William T. Withers' only sister, Jennie Withers, was born in 1842 in Kentucky. At the age of twelve she moved with her father, William A. Withers, to join her brother in Mississippi on his plantation. She attended school in Kentucky but returned to Mississippi after the start of the Civil War. During the war she was a renowned belle who helped raise money and support for the Confederacy. While a refugee, she went to live with her other brother, James S. Withers, in Kentucky. She married Samuel M. Smith in 1878 but had no children of her own. After Jennie Withers Smith’s death in 1918, her estate was divided among her nieces and nephews.

Scope and Contents note

The Jennie W. Smith series comprises correspondence, financial papers, checks, accounts, receipts, account books, check books, and legal documents. The bulk of the series contains her financial papers, which document her financial obligations from 1893-1917. Smith’s will and codicils reflect personal connections and family matters over several years (Box 9, Folder 4). The correspondence primarily consists of her personal communication with family and her mission society (Box 8, Folders 9-11). Other items of interest include the arrangements made for her and her husband's cemetery plots (Box 8, Folder 7) and a program from her husband's funeral (Box 9, Folder 5).

Cemetery plot papers, 1873-1895

  • Box 8, Folder 7
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Correspondence, 1859-1913

General business correspondence, 1911-1912

  • Box 8, Folder 8
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A. E. Cory letters to Jennie Withers Smith, 1913

  • Box 8, Folder 9
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Martha S. Withers letters to Jennie Withers Smith, undated

  • Box 8, Folder 10
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William A. Withers letters to Jennie Withers Smith, 1859-1860

  • Box 8, Folder 11
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Jennie Withers Smith letters to Samuel Smith, 1889

  • Box 8, Folder 12
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Financial, 1893-1917

Fayette National Bank account books, 1899-1915

  • Box 8, Folder 13
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National Bank of Cynthiana account books, 1893-1908

  • Box 8, Folder 14
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Northern Bank of Kentucky account books, 1896-1898

  • Box 8, Folder 15
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Account statements, 1915-1917

  • Box 8, Folder 16
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Check accounts, 1917-1918

  • Box 8, Folder 17
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Check books, 1896-1912

  • Box 8, Folder 18
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National Bank of Cynthiana check books, 1892-1901

  • Box 8, Folder 19
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Fayette National Bank check books, 1914-1917

  • Box 8, Folder 20
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Checks, 1908-1917

  • Box 9, Folder 1
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Financial notes, undated

  • Box 9, Folder 2
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Receipts, 1892-1917

  • Box 9, Folder 3
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Rolled check accounts and checks, 1907-1916

  • Box 11
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Legal documents, 1915-1917

  • Box 9, Folder 4
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Personal papers, 1884

  • Box 9, Folder 5
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Sharkey family, 1833-1909

Biographical note

Robert R. Sharkey (1794-1867) was born in Tennessee and owned a plantation in Mississippi. In 1818 he married Sallie Booker (1802-1876). In addition to living on their plantation, the couple spent time in Kentucky where their adopted daughter Martha Sharkey Withers would later attend school at Harrodsburg, Ky. In addition to adopting Martha Sharkey, their great-niece, the Sharkey’s also raised two of their nephews, Allen and Greenwood Sharkey. Allen, who was a member of William T. Wither’s regiment during the Civil War, died during the fall of Vicksburg. William Lewis Sharkey, Robert’s first cousin, became William T. Wither’s law partner in Jackson, Mississippi and later a judge.

Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, accounts, inventories, bills, checks, receipts, bonds, legal documents, notices, and deeds make up the Sharkey family series.

The Robert R. Sharkey subseries consists of correspondence, financial papers, journals, and legal documents. The bulk of the subseries documents his personal legal obligations as well as including notices of bankruptcy of William T. Withers’ law firm, court documents and summons, agreements, deeds, bonds, and an affidavit. The financial papers containing his accounts and inventories, along with his bills and receipts, document plantation life and legal practices of the antebellum period.

The Sallie S. Sharkey subseries includes correspondence, financial papers and legal documents. The bulk of the subseries contains her correspondence with family and friends as well as business correspondence following her husband's death. Her correspondence with family mostly consists of letters from Martha Withers, her adoptive daughter, as well as Greenwood and Allen Sharkey, her two orphaned nephews that she raised.

The Other Sharkey subseries contains financial papers and correspondence that includes Greenwood. L. Sharkey, Allen. N. Sharkey, and the Sharkey & Withers legal firm. The correspondence of G. L. Sharkey regards a business problem after Robert's death (Box 10, Folder 9). The financial papers of A. N. Sharkey and the legal firm include accounts, bills, and receipts.

Robert R. Sharkey, 1833-1872

Correspondence, 1834-1867

L. T. Barker letters to Robert R. Sharkey, 1866-1867

  • Box 9, Folder 6
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General correspondence, 1866-1867

  • Box 9, Folder 7
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Robert R. Sharkey letters to Sallie S. Sharkey, 1866

  • Box 9, Folder 8
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Financial, 1833-1870

Accounts and inventories, 1836-1867

  • Box 9, Folder 9
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Bills, 1833-1849

  • Box 9, Folder 10
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Bills, 1850-1870

  • Box 9, Folder 11
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Check, 1857

  • Box 9, Folder 12
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Court financial documents, 1843-1852

  • Box 9, Folder 13
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Financial notes, undated

  • Box 9, Folder 14
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Oversized financial papers, 1837-1860

  • Box 14, Folder 1
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Receipts, 1835-1862

  • Box 9, Folder 15
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Tax documents, 1842-1861

  • Box 9, Folder 16
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Journals, 1835, 1861

  • Box 9, Folder 17
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Legal, 1835-1872

George W. Sanders affidavit, 1869

  • Box 9, Folder 18
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Bonds, 1841-1862

  • Box 9, Folder 19
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Court documents, 1835-1861

  • Box 9, Folder 20
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Court summons, 1840-1866

  • Box 9, Folder 21
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Deeds and land agreements, 1836-1872

  • Box 9, Folder 22
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Legal agreements, 1840-1866

  • Box 9, Folder 23
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Mortgage assignment, 1844

  • Box 9, Folder 24
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Notice of bankruptcy, 1868

  • Box 9, Folder 25
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Notices of repossession and auction, 1868

  • Box 9, Folder 26
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Oversized legal documents, 1842-1844

  • Box 14, Folder 2
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Sallie S. Sharkey, 1861-1909

Correspondence, 1861-1871

L. T. Barker letters to Sallie S. Sharkey, 1870-1871

  • Box 9, Folder 27
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General business correspondence, 1866-1867

  • Box 9, Folder 28
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General personal correspondence, 1861-1871

  • Box 10, Folder 1
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Fannie S. Leflore letters to Sallie S. Sharkey, 1868

  • Box 10, Folder 2
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A. M. letters to Sallie S. Sharkey, 1867-1868

  • Box 10, Folder 3
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G. L. Sharkey letters to Sallie S. Sharkey, 1868

  • Box 10, Folder 4
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Martha S. Withers letters to Sallie S. Sharkey, undated

  • Box 10, Folder 5
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Bills and receipts, 1843-1872

  • Box 10, Folder 6
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Legal, 1873

Deed, 1873

  • Box 10, Folder 7
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Indenture, 1873

  • Box 12, Folder 3
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Other Sharkey, 1843-1861

A. N. Sharkey accounts, bills, & receipts, 1843-1861

  • Box 10, Folder 8
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L. T. Barker letter to G. L. Sharkey, 1861

  • Box 10, Folder 9
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Sharkey & Withers legal firm financial, 1854-1859

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Assorted family and friends, Bulk, 1833-1915, 1833-1960

Biographical note

Sallie Withers was born in Jackson, Mississippi, in 1852 on her adoptive grandparents' plantation and died in 1934 in Lexington, Kentucky. Alice Withers Headley was born in Jackson, Mississippi, in 1855 and died in Lexington, Kentucky, in 1940. She married James P. Headley in 1880; they had two children, James and Katherine. The first-born son Robert Withers was born in Jackson, Mississippi, in 1857 and died in 1935. William T. Withers chose Robert to take the King of Hawaii a horse from Fairlawn in 1880. Robert stayed in Hawaii following the delivery working for the King. He married Edith Chichester in 1898; they had four children: William, Martha, Robert, and Thomas. Martha Withers Moore was born in in Jackson, Mississippi, in 1859 and died in Lexington, Kentucky, in 1950. She married Charles Moore in 1883; they had four children: Temple, Virginia, Charles, and Ida. Anna "Rebel" Withers was the last to be born on her father's plantation in 1861. She never married and died in Lexington in 1938. William Withers was born during the family's time as refugees in Tuskegee, Alabama. He married Bella Wharton in 1889; they had five children: Martha, Catharyne, Bella, Lena, and William. He died in Orange County, Florida in 1933. Jennie Withers Ashbrook was born in 1866 during their short return to Jackson, Mississippi, after the Civil War. She married Thomas Earl Ashbrook, a lawyer, in 1889; they had three children: Allan, Temple, and Thomas. She died in Solano, California, in 1935. Mary Withers Booker was born in Mississippi in 1869 and named for a close friend of Martha Sharkey Withers. She married Henry Spencer Booker, a lawyer; they had two children, Jane and James. She died in Lexington, Kentucky in 1941. Edith, the youngest child, was born shortly after the family's move to Lexington, Kentucky, in 1871. She lived in her parents' home, along with Sallie and Anna, and never married. She died in 1920.

Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, financial papers, bills, receipts, legal documents, deeds, notices, newspaper clippings, play bills, and a report of the schools make up the Assorted family and friends series.

The Family subseries consists of the correspondence, financial papers, and legal documents of the children and their spouses including Jennie Withers Ashbrook, Sallie Withers, William T. Withers II, Robert S. Withers, Anna (Rebel) Withers, Mary S. Withers, A. M. Harrison, and T. E. Ashbrook; and William A. Withers, the father of William T. Withers. Interesting items include the Vital Statistics appointment of A. M. Harrison (Box 12, Folder 2), Ida Withers Harrison’s husband, the correspondence of the aforementioned children (Box 10, Folders 10-17 and 19), and a financial bond of William A. Withers (Box 10, Folder 18).

The Friends subseries contains the legal documents, correspondence, and financial papers of friends of the Withers family. Interesting items include W. C. Goodloe's bills at Fairlawn (Box 10, Folder 22) and the life insurance policy of J. R. Richardson (Box 10, Folder 26).

The Assorted papers subseries includes newspaper clippings, envelopes, letter fragments, play bills, pamphlets, and the assorted correspondence, financial papers, and legal documents unconnected to the Withers family. The interesting items include "the Annual Report of Public Schools" (Box 10, Folder 28), the stamp book (Box 10, Folder 38), various clippings of horse races and a clipping pertaining to the grandchild of William T. Withers joining the navy (Box 10, Folder 34).

Family, 1873-1915

Jennie Withers Ashbrook, 1900s-1910s

  • Box 10, Folder 11
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T. E. Ashbrook, 1895-1909

  • Box 10, Folder 12
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A. M. Harrison apointments, 1900-1915

  • Box 13, Folder 2
  • Box 12, Folder 2
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A. M. Harrison correspondence, 1898-1916

  • Box 10, Folder 13
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Anna (Rebel) M. Withers, 1914-1918

  • Box 10, Folder 14
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Mary J. Withers, 1911

  • Box 10, Folder 15
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Robert S. Withers, 1892-1914

  • Box 10, Folder 16
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Sallie S. Withers, 1873-1915

  • Box 10, Folder 17
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William A. Withers, undated

  • Box 10, Folder 18
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William T. Withers II, 1898-1899

  • Box 10, Folder 19
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Friends, 1837-1914

Garland H. Barr, 1898-1900

  • Box 10, Folder 20
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Ann Clark, 1837-1875

  • Box 10, Folder 21
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William and Ann Clark, 1852-1855

  • Box 12, Folder 1
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W. C. Goodloe, 1913-1914

  • Box 10, Folder 22
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Col. Graves, 1865-1918

  • Box 10, Folder 23
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Major Kidd, 1916

  • Box 10, Folder 24
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Miles Moore, 1866-1867

  • Box 10, Folder 25
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J. R. Richardson, 1860-1869

  • Box 10, Folder 26
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Mrs. Jas (Mary) Robinson, 1899

  • Box 10, Folder 27
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Assorted Papers, Bulk, 1833-1922, 1833-1960

"Annual Report of Public Schools", 1895-1896

  • Box 10, Folder 28
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Assorted Correspondence, undated

  • Box 10, Folder 29
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Assorted Financial Papers, 1843-1922

  • Box 10, Folder 30
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Assorted Legal Documents, 1835-1889

  • Box 10, Folder 31
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Assorted Oversized Legal Documents, 1837-1876

  • Box 15, Folder 2
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Envelopes, undated

  • Box 10, Folder 32
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Fragments, undated

  • Box 10, Folder 33
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Newspaper Clippings, 1868-1912

  • Box 10, Folder 34
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Oversized Newspaper Clippings, 1872-1915

  • Box 15, Folder 3
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Pamphlets & Booklets, 1915-1960

  • Box 10, Folder 35
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Picture, undated

  • Box 10, Folder 36
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Play Bills, 1960

  • Box 10, Folder 37
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Stamp Book, undated

  • Box 10, Folder 38
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UK Libraries Special Collections Research Center is open Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 4:00pm. Appointments are encouraged but not required. Schedule an appointment here.

Researchers must have an SCRC Researcher Account to request materials. View account set-up and use instructions here.

Questions? Contact SCRC via our Contact Form.

You may come across language in UK Libraries Special Collections Research Center collections and online resources that you find harmful or offensive. SCRC collects materials from different cultures and time periods to preserve and make available the historical record. These materials document the time period when they were created and the view of their creator. As a result, some may demonstrate racist and offensive views that do not reflect the values of UK Libraries.

If you find description with problematic language that you think SCRC should review, please contact us at SCRC@uky.edu.

UK Libraries Special Collections Research Center is open Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 4:00pm. Appointments are encouraged but not required. Schedule an appointment here.

Researchers must have an SCRC Researcher Account to request materials. View account set-up and use instructions here.

Questions? Contact SCRC via our Contact Form.

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You may come across language in UK Libraries Special Collections Research Center collections and online resources that you find harmful or offensive. SCRC collects materials from different cultures and time periods to preserve and make available the historical record. These materials document the time period when they were created and the view of their creator. As a result, some may demonstrate racist and offensive views that do not reflect the values of UK Libraries.

If you find description with problematic language that you think SCRC should review, please contact us at SCRC@uky.edu.