Daniel Boone Tree Bark Carving

Image and text source: Wisconsin Historical Society

DESCRIPTION
A piece of tree bark into which is carved the name D. Boon, as well as other words and numbers. The markings are thought to have been made by Daniel Boone. The beech tree has the inscription, "D. Boon killed a bar. 1775" carved into it. The tree was located up until the 1880s near Boon's Creek, Tennessee.

Daniel Boone Tree

Image source: TSLA
Historical photograph of Daniel Boone Tree by L. W. Keen, photographer, Jonesborough, Tenn.

Mrs. Ernest Barron Chandler Hanington, nee Ida Tilley.

Image source: Royal BC Museum
Title proper - Mrs. Ernest Barron Chandler Hanington, nee Ida Tilley.
Attributions and conjectures - The photographer is undetermined.
Date(s) - [188-] (Creation)

Mrs. Henry A. King

Image source: Royal BC Museum
Title proper - Mrs. Henry A. King.
Attributions and conjectures - The photographer is undetermined.

Abijah and John Wesley Hunt daybook

Image and text source: Kentucky Digital Library
Title - Abijah and John Wesley Hunt daybook
Date - 1796 July 2-October 1
Abstract - The Abijah and John Wesley Hunt daybook (dated 1796 July 2-October 1; 0.02 cubic feet; 1 item) documents a portion of the Hunts' second year in the mercantile business in Lexington, Kentucky.
Biography / History - John Wesley Hunt (1773-1849) was a general store owner that moved to Lexington, Kentucky, from Trenton, New Jersey, in 1795. The first millionaire west of the Allegheny Mountains, Hunt was considered to be a founding member of Lexington. He operated a store with his brother, Abijah Hunt, from 1795 to 1800 when Abijah moved to Natchez, Mississippi. The store, located on Main Street across from the courthouse, started as a general store, but Hunt soon expanded his business to include slave trade; horse breeding; land speculation; hemp and cotton manufacturing; banking; and insurance. Hunt served as the postmaster of Lexington in 1799 and built the Hunt-Morgan house in 1814.