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Let Sledd Slide

“Next time, the people will let Mr. Sledd slide.” February of 1861 saw the United States on the cusp of the Civil War and apparently Nelson Sledd was “misrepresenting” the intentions of the citizens of Nicholas County, Kentucky–at least according to the Paris [Kentucky] Citizen as quoted in the Greencastle [Indiana] Banner in February of 1861 Nicholas All Right.—On Monday last, […]

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Nelson Sledd Elected to the Kentucky Legislature in 1859

The results were published in the Louisville Daily Courier of 6 August 1859. There had been an election in Kentucky. In addition to voting for federal offices, elections were held governor, other statewide offices, and for the Kentucky Legislature. It was the elections to the legislature that held particular interest for me. Nelson Sledd my uncle […]

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