This collection consists of private and business documents that record the nature of daily life in the early settlement period of South Central Kentucky. Many residents of the area during this period are in various documents which are vital to genealogy researchers.  The records include slave sales records from the early nineteenth century, church records, distillery business license, and tax records from the mid-nineteenth century. Also included are early surveys with hand drawn maps, deeds, wills, statement of Revolutionary War service and letters describing life in the early settlement period.