1803 Hardin County Kentucky Frontier Court Manuscript
Rare Early Kentucky Statehood Era Legal Manuscript – Elijah Hardin vs Isaac Bush – Battery Case
Description
Original 1803 handwritten legal manuscript from Hardin County, Kentucky, dating to the earliest years of Kentucky statehood and the American frontier period.
This document records an arbitration award involving Elijah Hardin and Isaac Bush concerning damages arising from an alleged battery/assault matter referenced before the Circuit Court of Hardin County.
Dated:
November 3, 1803
Features:
Original iron gall ink manuscript
Early American laid rag paper
Multiple contemporary signatures
Original fold format
Wax seal remnants
Named Kentucky parties and legal officials
Frontier-era legal content
The manuscript discusses:
submission of dispute to arbitrators
testimony and allegations
financial damages awarded
formal legal resolution
An excellent piece of:
Kentucky history
early American legal history
frontier Americana
genealogical research material
Condition:
Displays typical age-related wear including folds, toning, minor staining, and small separations consistent with authentic early 19th-century manuscripts. Ink remains legible and attractive.
A scarce and highly displayable Kentucky frontier legal document from only eleven years after Kentucky achieved statehood.
Rare Early Kentucky Statehood Era Legal Manuscript – Elijah Hardin vs Isaac Bush – Battery Case
Description
Original 1803 handwritten legal manuscript from Hardin County, Kentucky, dating to the earliest years of Kentucky statehood and the American frontier period.
This document records an arbitration award involving Elijah Hardin and Isaac Bush concerning damages arising from an alleged battery/assault matter referenced before the Circuit Court of Hardin County.
Dated:
November 3, 1803
Features:
Original iron gall ink manuscript
Early American laid rag paper
Multiple contemporary signatures
Original fold format
Wax seal remnants
Named Kentucky parties and legal officials
Frontier-era legal content
The manuscript discusses:
submission of dispute to arbitrators
testimony and allegations
financial damages awarded
formal legal resolution
An excellent piece of:
Kentucky history
early American legal history
frontier Americana
genealogical research material
Condition:
Displays typical age-related wear including folds, toning, minor staining, and small separations consistent with authentic early 19th-century manuscripts. Ink remains legible and attractive.
A scarce and highly displayable Kentucky frontier legal document from only eleven years after Kentucky achieved statehood.
