Motley, Matthew, 1786-1845 (SC 591)

Authors

Manuscripts & Folklife Archives, Western Kentucky UniversityFollow

Publication Date

6-18-2012

Comments

This collection is archived in Manuscripts & Folklife Archives at Western Kentucky University; 270-745-6434; mssfa@wku.edu

Abstract

Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 591. Ciphering book, 1800-1801, kept by Matthew Motley of Allen County, Kentucky. Business accounts,1807-1811, of John Motley, father of Matthew, and business accounts, 1805-1823, of Matthew, who was a cabinetmaker, are documented in the back of the book; other notations record the hiring out of enslaved persons, medicinal remedies, and a poetic reaction to the New Madrid earthquake, 1811.

Disciplines

Mathematics | United States History

Recommended Citation

Folklife Archives, Manuscripts &, "Motley, Matthew, 1786-1845 (SC 591)" (2012). MSS Finding Aids. Paper 2600.
https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_mss_fin_aid/2600