https://digitalcollections.eku.edu/files/original/88b6b5779225adecc47c56769e910182.jpg faa8b0e2dc36be7642cd8b40ce683517 https://digitalcollections.eku.edu/files/original/e43f45949b23a0080efb3a38ace41df3.jpg 6c2192544f4f95aa1dec8017c4ee1c0e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Madison County, Kentucky Court Records Description An account of the resource This collection consists of the original court documents that were transcribed into the volumes held in the Madison County Courthouse. Included were receipts and notes that documented local businesses and epidemics as well as materials on the county poor house and infirmary. In the early 1900s there are dozens of receipts asking the court for burial expenses for individuals who couldn't afford them. These are pre-death certificates and may be helpful for genealogists to find death information. Local elections are documented with petitions and documents relating to polling places. Jail records offer a look into the early judicial system. Moonshiners in the post-prohibition era are documented along with smallpox epidemics, small businesses, and local roads, making this collection especially important for early 20th century Madison County history.<br /><br />Only a portion of this collection has been digitized. See the <a href="http://ekufindingaids.libraryhost.com/index.php?p=collections/findingaid&amp;id=9&amp;q=">Finding Aid</a> for a description of the entire collection. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1791-1979 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource legal document financial document Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2018A007 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Judg Shacklford [William Rodes Shackelford] from S.C. Carrier Description An account of the resource Carrier talks about his family being quarantined for smallpox and asked the judge to send him money to help them out while they "are pend up & can't git out." "May 17, 1913 Big Hill Ky Judg Shacklford Der ser my famley is all got the small pox but me & i am likley to bee don eny time. we hav stud by yew & helpt yew all we cood & know i need help. i wont yew to send me fifty dollars to help us out at onest while we ar pend up & cant get out & cant do nuthen. pleas dont neglect. this is ever your friend. S.C. Carrier" Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Madison County, Kentucky Court Records Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1913-05-17 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource correspondence Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2018a007-b64-f01-i17 2020KYSS AAD2020 smallpox