Gabriel Stout Slaughter papers, 1838-1897, 1838-1841 (bulk dates)

Author

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Title

Gabriel Stout Slaughter papers

Date

1838-1897, 1838-1841 (bulk dates)

Repository

University of Kentucky Special CollectionsLexington, Kentucky 40506

Arrangement

Arrangement undiscernible.

Conditions Governing Access note

Collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation Note

[Identification of item], Gabriel Stout Slaughter papers, 1838-1897. 1838-1841 (bulk dates), 1VF63M165, Special Collections, University of Kentucky.

Extent

1 volume.

Biography/History

Businessman. Slaughter was apparently in the rope manufacturing business. He married a women named Eliza on November 16th sometime in the 1830's.

Scope and Content

This volume, which originated in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, contains receipts, recipes and newspaper clippings collected by Gabriel Stout Slaughter. The clippings include the text of Millard Filmore's campaign speech at Albany, N.Y. in [1856], remedies for cholera and rattlesnake bites, the formula for making soda ash soap, and tips on how to build a poultry house. The receipts are related to rope manufacturing.

Subjects

• Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874.
• Slaughter, Gabriel Stout.
• Business records--Kentucky--Harrodsburg.
• Traditional medicine--Kentucky.
• Rope.
• Manufactures.
• Harrodsburg (Ky.)--History.
• Clippings.
• Receipts.
• Recipes.
• Speeches