Geography: Kentucky

Three-page letter written on February 13, 1836, by Eleanor L. Carlile of Lexington, Kentucky, to Sarah Ann Minis Hays in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The letter contains personal matters and gossip, including a reference to a Jewish phrase. Sarah Ann Hays later married Major Alfred Mordecai in 1836.

Four-page letter written on September 6, 1835, from Richea Gratz Hays and Ellen Hays in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Sarah Ann Minis Hays in Lexington, Kentucky. The letter details the death of Reyna Hays, discusses family matters, and mentions visitors. Richea Gratz Hays's portion constitutes three pages, while Ellen Hays's comprises one page.

Abstract of furniture supplied to Frank Marx Etting. Signed by U.S. Paymaster N. Brinton. This government record documents the supply of furniture during the American Civil War, with details referencing Baltimore, Maryland; Washington, D.C.; and Louisville, Kentucky. Dated August 20, 1861; January 17, 1863; and September 30, 1863.

Letter dated February 4, 1880, from Sam Frank, Cotton and Commission Merchant in Holly Springs, Mississippi, to Julius Weil in Paducah, Kentucky. Frank responds to a confidential inquiry about a new businessman in town.

A broadside depicting "THE WONDERFUL MAMMOTH CAVE IN KENTUCKY." Printed on one side, measuring 15 x 11 inches, it features a map of the cave system and an engraving of a mummy discovered within. The text provides commentary by Nahum Ward, describing his visit to the cave at the invitation of Charles Wilkins of Wilkins and Gratz, owners who mined the cave for saltpeter. Printed in Liverpool, U.K., by E. Smith, circa 1820. The broadside notes that the map and mummy image were copied from an American engraving dated 1817.

Commercial letter from Strauss & Isaacs in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Jacobs, Myer & Co. in Louisville, Kentucky, dated March 16, 1848. The letter discusses business matters between the two firms.

A four-page stampless letter written by Richea Gratz Hays in Philadelphia on September 13, 1835, to her daughter Sarah Ann Hays in Lexington, Kentucky. The letter includes additional correspondence from Sally Minis Hays. The letter discusses family news, health updates, social events, and upcoming holidays.

Six-page letter written in German by Bernard Henry Gotthelf to Isaac Leeser on November 8, 1853, from Adath Israel Congregation in Louisville, Kentucky. The letter details the new congregation officers and expresses complaints about the congregation.

Trade card advertising "Burr Oak" chewing tobacco by the Harry Weissinger Tobacco Co., Inc. The card features an image of C.H. Shaw, Millbury, Mass. Published circa 1885.

Commercial letter from Jelenko & Bro., a dry goods store in Charleston, West Virginia, to Thomas R. Brown. Dated August 8, 1884. The letter mentions a location on Front Street near Summer Street in Charleston, WV, and references business dealings possibly in Kentucky.