DeGroot, Meredith, Thickstun, & Carmichael Records, 1870-1906 | Eastern Kentucky University - Special Collections and Archives

By Susan D. Wheatley

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Collection Overview

Title: DeGroot, Meredith, Thickstun, & Carmichael Records, 1870-1906

Predominant Dates:1870

Extent: 0.44 Cubic Feet

Date Acquired: 08/27/2003

Subjects: Bell County (Ky.)

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The DeGroot, Meredith, Thickstun, and Carmichael Papers consist of land grants, court orders and Surveys for Josh Bell County, Kentucky (now Bell County) in February 1870. These documents are arranged in numerical order starting with number 9. All documents are foldered with the exception of one oversize map, which shows the area the surveys encompass. The map was drawn in 1884 fourteen years after the land grants were given to W.H. DeGroot, H.B. Meredith, L.H. Thickstun, and J. Carmichael. The land encompasses the area called Log Mountain south of Chenoa.

Subject/Index Terms

Bell County (Ky.)

Administrative Information

Repository: Eastern Kentucky University - Special Collections and Archives

Acquisition Source: Moore, Sarah L.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Box:

[Box 1],
[Folder OS 1: Survey plat, Oct 1887],
[All]

Box 1

Barcode: 31234014110900

Folder 1: Land Grants, Court Orders and Surveys, 28 Feb 1870: Surveys 9-37. These documents 11, 14-18, 21- 34 and 36 do not exist.
Folder 2: Land Grants, Court Orders and Surveys, 28 Feb 1870: Surveys 38-45
Folder 3: Land Grants, Court Orders and Surveys, 28 Feb 1870: Surveys 47-63. These documents 43-58, 60, and 47-63 do not exist.
Folder 4: Land Grants, Court Orders and Surveys, 28 Feb 1870: Surveys 64-84. These documents 65-67, 69-74, and 80 do not exist.
Folder 5: Land Grants, Court Orders and Surveys, 28 Feb 1870: Surveys 85-127. These documents 87-92, 96, and 98-124 do not exist.
Folder 6: Land Grants, Court Orders and Surveys, 28 Feb 1870: Surveys 128- 139.
Folder 7: Correspondence, Aug 1906: Correspondence to J.R. Justice asking for original plat and patent.

Folder OS 1: Survey plat, Oct 1887

Plat showing the location of the surveys in folders 1-6. (Filed oversize)

Barcode: 31234013922156