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.