R. de Rezeville Papers, 1785

Author

Staff

Title

R. de Rezeville Papers

Date

1785

Repository

Kentucky Historical Society. Special Collections & Archives.Frankfort, Kentucky 40601-1931

Conditions Governing Access note

Access at KHS only. Use microfilm, transcriptions or images when available.

Preferred Citation Note

[Identification of item], R. de Rezeville Papers, 1785, 97SC146,Library Special Collections and Archives, Kentucky Historical Society, Frankfort.

Extent

63 items; 1 map

Scope and Content

This sixty-three item collection consists of letters, reports, deeds, and legal documents in both French and English. The collection pertains to the 56,000 acres of land that were surveyed by Philips and Young in 1785. The land was in Scott, Harrison, Owen, and Grant Counties in what is now Kentucky. The land was acquired by Victor du Pont de Nemours in its entirety. This collection chronoicles the history of the land and how other people obtained portions of it. A majority of the people with interest in the land lived in Guadeloupe, French West Indies. The people contributing to this collection were R. de Rezeville, Etienne de Bovis, Gustave Bouscaren, Victor Segond, W. Warren, Dureste Blanchet, and C. C. Moore. Included with the collection is a brief summary of the land transaction.

Arrangement: Correspondence is arranged chronologically.

Variant Name: Gabrielle Bouscaren Collection

Subjects

• Land titles--Registration and transfer--Kentucky
• Maps--Kentucky
• Surveys--Kentucky
• Deeds--Kentucky
• Bovis, Etienne de
• Bouscaren, Gustave
• Warren, W., de--1825
• Segund, Victor
• Blanchet, Dureste
• Moore, C. C.