Parrish family papers, 1824-1887

Author

Finding aid prepared by Katie L.B. Henningsen

Title

Parrish family papers

Date

1824-1887

Repository

University of Kentucky Special Collections

Arrangement

Collection is arranged by format.

Location note

Housed with multiple collections.

Conditions Governing Access note

Collection is open to researchers by appointment.

Preferred Citation Note

70M30 : [Identification of item], Parrish family papers, 1824-1887, University of Kentucky Special Collections.

Extent

0.68 Cubic feet

2 boxes

Creator

Parrish family.

Biography/History

The Parrish family lived in the central Kentucky area in the mid 19th century.

Scope and Content

The Parrish family papers are comprised mainly of account books and breeding books. The majority of the unbound material consist of receipts to Dabney W. Parrish. The volumes are account books which include expenditures of money, notes of places visited, Civil War battles, amounts of hemp broken and breeding records. Also present are separate stock breeding records, recipes for cooking foods, medical formulas and household hints.

Subjects

• Fayette County (Ky.)
• Parrish, D.W., (Dabney W.), b. 1799
• Cattle--Breeding--Kentucky.
• Cattle--Kentucky--Fayette County--Pedigrees.
• Cooking, American.
• Cooking--Kentucky.
• Hemp--Kentucky.
• Recipes.
• United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.

Collection Inventory