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Reuben Thomas Durrett

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Description:Excerpt from John Filson, the First Historian of Kentucky: An Account of His Life and Writings On the 15th of May, 1884, Richard H. Collins, William Chenault, John Mason Brown, Basil W. Duke, George M. Davie, James S. Pirtle, Thomas W. Bullitt, Alexander P. Humphrey, Thomas Speed, and Reuben T. Durrett organized the Filson Club, in Louisville, Ky., for the purpose of collecting and preserving the history of Kentucky, and especially those perishing scraps of history and biography which have never been published. The organization limited its membership to persons known to take an interest in historic studies and to be capable of so arranging and presenting the information they may obtain as to be useful to others. The Club was named in remembrance of John Filson, the first historian of Kentucky, and Mr. Durrett, who was made its President, was requested to prepare and read at its next meeting an account of the life and writings of the author whose name had been assumed. This request was complied with, and the article so prepared and read at the meeting, June 26, 1884, elaborated with an appendix and embellished with a likeness of Filson, a specimen of his chirography, and his map of Kentucky, is here published as the first contribution of the Filson Club to the historic literature of the State.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with John Filson, the First Historian of Kentucky. To get started finding John Filson, the First Historian of Kentucky, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Excerpt from John Filson, the First Historian of Kentucky: An Account of His Life and Writings On the 15th of May, 1884, Richard H. Collins, William Chenault, John Mason Brown, Basil W. Duke, George M. Davie, James S. Pirtle, Thomas W. Bullitt, Alexander P. Humphrey, Thomas Speed, and Reuben T. Durrett organized the Filson Club, in Louisville, Ky., for the purpose of collecting and preserving the history of Kentucky, and especially those perishing scraps of history and biography which have never been published. The organization limited its membership to persons known to take an interest in historic studies and to be capable of so arranging and presenting the information they may obtain as to be useful to others. The Club was named in remembrance of John Filson, the first historian of Kentucky, and Mr. Durrett, who was made its President, was requested to prepare and read at its next meeting an account of the life and writings of the author whose name had been assumed. This request was complied with, and the article so prepared and read at the meeting, June 26, 1884, elaborated with an appendix and embellished with a likeness of Filson, a specimen of his chirography, and his map of Kentucky, is here published as the first contribution of the Filson Club to the historic literature of the State.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with John Filson, the First Historian of Kentucky. To get started finding John Filson, the First Historian of Kentucky, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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