1839
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1839
Events
Boone County
- Two additional Justices of the Peace are authorized for Boone County: one at Union and one at Francisville.
- The “Gordon Tract” of 10,000 acres is offered for sale.
Kentucky
- The Cherokee Trail of Tears passes through western Kentucky, near Hopkinsville.
U.S. & World
- Senator Henry Clay, hoping for a Presidential nomination, condemns abolitionism. He is unsuccessful.
- Telegraph creator Samuel Morse makes the first daguerreotype portraits to be produced in America.
More Information
- Boone County Tax Lists, 1839.
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