Related Records

1. Family Files

   Record Type: Library

   
2. Papers (Weir Family)

   Letters and papers of the Weir family of Muhlenberg, County, Kentucky, and related members of the Rumsey and Miller families. Well-to-do merchants and farmers, the Weirs were leading supporters of the Union during the Civil War, providing advocacy, financial support, and military service. Also includes a letter from the brother of steamboat pioneer James Rumsey defending his legacy as an innovator.

   Record Type: Archive