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MSS Finding Aids
Publication Date
1-9-2008
Abstract
Finding aid and typescript of letter from William McCowen in Madison County, Kentucky, to his family in Pluckemin, Somerset County, New Jersey, related to his trip to Kentucky. His journey was related to his interests in saltpeter mining. He discusses being lost and letting his horse navigate to civilization.
Disciplines
United States History
Recommended Citation
Folklife Archives, Manuscripts &, "McCowen, William (SC 1517)" (2008). MSS Finding Aids. Paper 337.
https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_mss_fin_aid/337
sc 1517 typescript.doc (28 kB)
Typescript of William McCowen letter, 1811
Typescript of William McCowen letter, 1811
Comments
This collection is archived in Manuscripts & Folklife Archives at Western Kentucky University; 270-745-6434; mssfa@wku.edu