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THB[KENTUCKY] -- [MAPS]. Early plat of Newport, Kentucky, 1814, plus 3 letters related to Northern Kentucky.
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LiveJun 25, 2021
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Manuscript map on sheet 9.25 x 16 in. Map of Newport, Kentucky, "The additional lots in the Town of Newport as laid down in the annexed plan & described in the annexed Certificate were laid out by me August 22, 1814. Oner R. Powell D.S(?).C.C." Map of the town at the confluence of the Licking and Ohio Rivers, east to East Row (street) and south to Jefferson Street.
Newport was settled in 1791 by James Taylor Jr. (1769-1848) on land purchased by his father, James Sr., from George Muse, who received it as a grant for service in the French and Indian War. The Taylors were from Virginia and the town was named for Christopher Newport, commander of the first ship to reach Jamestown, VA. Hubbard Taylor, another son of James Sr., had begun surveying the land twenty years prior. Two Taylor family cousins were James Madison and Zachary Taylor, giving the family credibility, if not access to the seat of power in Washington. James Taylor and Madison, then Secretary of State, persuaded the Army to move Ft. Washington (in Cincinnati) across the river to Newport. The Newport Barracks would influence the next century and a half of city culture.
The Barracks were situated on land right at the confluence of the rivers, the blank irregular rectangle on the map. The presence of this large number of soldiers meant that there was a demand for what some would consider "unsavory" activity. Taylor Street on this map was later renamed West Third Street, but not before this strip became known as the "Temptations of Taylor Street." It was rife with bars, brothels and casinos, catering to lonely soldiers with no war to fight (initially). For decades there persisted a "live and let live" attitude about the prostitutes, although there were occasional complaints about men being robbed while in a vulnerable state. Just before the turn of the 20th century, Newport decided to "clean up" the town, and claimed success by late 1916. Then Prohibition came along, and it was obvious that the prostitutes had not all left town, and, indeed, there was a new influx. It has been noted that Newporters not only disregarded Prohibition, they openly defied it. Newport became the "Sin City" before Las Vegas even existed. Prostitution, gambling, sale and consumption of alcohol, mob control - it all existed in the Midwest. The clean-up did happen, though it would take until the 1980s-1990s.
DS, 1p, n.p. 12 June 1854. James Taylor (Jr). Addressed to Wm B. Kinkiad (?). Concerning lots in Newport. "The mortgage on Lots o. 10 & 12 in Newport dated Jany. 15th 1839 was given by George (??) this to my father Jas Taylor Senr. & not to me. The mortgage was given for the purpose of securing my father a security for John Dowd(?) for this notes specified in the mortgage - I had the mortgage recinded & kept it in my possession & caused the same to be released as I was informed by Dinad (?) and Walls that the notes were paid...."
DS, 2pp, n.p., 14 Oct 1859. "This agreement made & entered into this 14th day of October 1859 between James S. Williamson of the one part & George B. Hodge of the other part both of the County of Campbell & State of Kentucky intrusts (?) that the said Williamson leases to the sd. Hodge his heirs executors the following described property lying on the Newport & Alexandria turnpike road in sd. county..."
ALS, 2pp, Newport, KY, 5 Jany. 1860. Signed by George B. Hodge to James ?. "The Calomece(?) Bros. have spoken ...about giving you a note for rent of your place for the last half year ending Oct. 1861."Map with small separations at central vertical fold, a few ink burn pinholes. Still very readable and would frame well.Condition
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