[Estray records, Hardin County, Ky.].
Published: 1815
Language: eng
Number of pages: 238
Subjects: Miscellanea; Public records; Estray records; History
Description: Contains 906 holograph entries (in brown or black ink) recorded from September 20, 1806 through March 18, 1815, and is a registry of found stray livestock, listing finding party, location of discovery, boarding circumstances and detailed identification markings, with appraisal and signature of adjudicator, usually Justice of the Peace.
Notes: This ledger is a pivotal document in the locating of the Thomas Lincoln residence at Knob Creek as early as May 1811 (as per entry no. 426), as opposed to previous biographers' assumptions that the family remained at the future President's birthplace farm until 1813.

Bound in boards, with leather corners and spine, and with cloth applique on covers.