Stephen Trigg Letter

ID: 561
This file appears in: Slavery Laws in Old Kentucky

This letter was written in 1782 by Stephen Trigg, an early settler to Kentucky. In it he acknowledges the importance of slaves in settling the state. Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.

This file appears in: Slavery Laws in Old Kentucky

By Tim Talbott
Historical Marker #1989 in Jefferson County notes the legal history of slavery in Kentucky. Slavery was a part of Kentucky long before statehood was granted in 1792. The state's earliest settlers…