Copies of William Clark's Correspondence and Legal Papers Related to Payments and Proceedings of Thurston Estate Case

Download or read book Copies of William Clark's Correspondence and Legal Papers Related to Payments and Proceedings of Thurston Estate Case written by William Clark and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Description: Contemporary copy of ALS William Clark, St. Louis, to Samuel Gwathmey. George Rogers Clark{u2019}s offer of 12,000 acres Tennessee land to William Clark in return for handling his business affairs. Includes copy of 30 June 1823 letter to the Jefferson County [Kentucky] Circuit Court requesting copies of depositions [see document dated July 24, 1823, and following] and a separate list of payments made by William Clark for George Rogers Clark. ALS Samuel Gwathmey, Jeffersonville, to William Clark. Enclosed depositions in case [see previous document dated June 15, 1823], and retained Major Denny and Isaac Gwathmey as council and agent. Will not have funds on hand to pay Clark{u2019}s taxes this summer. Includes ADS Worden Pope. Copy of depositions (dated 11 June 1823) of William Thompkins, William C. Galt, C.W. Thruston, Fort Cosby follow. ADf [William Clark]. Responses to Thruston vs. heirs of George Rogers Clark. ADf [William Clark]. Incomplete notes and draft responses in the matter of the Thruston estate. Contemporary copies of amended bills and responses in the matter of the John Thruston estate attested by Worden Pope. Receipts, transfers and bills of exchange. Sam Gwathmey, George Gwathmey and C.W. Thruston, all involving George Rogers Clark{u2019}s mortgage on land.