Letter : Beargrass, Kentucky, regarding Kentucky frontier, 1783 Feb 17.

1 item ([4] p.) ; 33 cm.

English

Purchased from Jenkins Company on the Frederick W. & Carrie S. Beinecke Fund, 1975.

Pioneer surveyor; killed by Indians in the winter of 1783.

ALS in response to recipient's request for information regarding the physical resources and agricultural productions of the frontier country and remote settlements on the Ohio-Kentucky border, and the area's potential as a trading center. Floyd describes the fertile soil in which corn, hemp, tobacco, and other crops are grown; the large quantities of sulpher ore, lead, and iron ore; and the excellent water routes on which to import and export goods. He further suggests that a trading post be established at the Falls of Ohio (present-day Louisville area), and that initiating trade with the Indians, who currently trade with the British, would lessen Indian hostility toward the settlers. Floyd assures his correspondent that Americans have discarded all their prejudices against the French, and are very anxious to see the commercial venture realized. Accompanied by typed transcript.

June 01, 2002

John Floyd Letter Regarding Kentucky Frontier. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

John Floyd Letter Regarding Kentucky Frontier. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.