Filson, John, approximately 1747-1788

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Frontiersman and surveyor who made the first map and wrote the first history of Kentucky and was one of the founders of the city of Cincinnati.

From the description of Survey : AMsS, Lexington, Ky., 1788 Sept. 5. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122591758

Historian, surveyor, and cartographer.

From the description of John Filson : miscellaneous papers, 1788. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49221753

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referencedIn	Draper Manuscripts: Draper's Notes	Wisconsin Historical Society Archives
referencedIn	Draper, Lyman Copeland, 1815-1891,. Draper manuscripts: Kentucky papers, 1768-1892.	Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn	Durrett, Reuben T. (Reuben Thomas), 1824-1913. Reuben T. Durrett added papers, 1883-1910.	The Filson Historical Society
referencedIn	Filson Club. Filson Club lectures, 1887-1992.	The Filson Historical Society
referencedIn	Filson Club. Scrapbook, ca. 1890.	The Filson Historical Society
creatorOf	Filson, John, 1747-1788. John Filson : miscellaneous papers, 1788.	The Filson Historical Society
creatorOf	Filson, John, ca. 1747-1788. [This map of Kentucke, drawn from actual observations ...].	William L. Clements Library
creatorOf	Filson, John, ca. 1747-1788. John Filson journal, May 1785-June 1-12, 1786 : typescript copy, copied 20th century.	Wisconsin Historical Society Archives
creatorOf	Filson, John, ca. 1747-1788. Survey : AMsS, Lexington, Ky., 1788 Sept. 5.	Rosenbach Museum & Library
referencedIn	Kentucky. Fee book, 1787-1788.	The Filson Historical Society

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associatedWith	Durrett, Reuben T. (Reuben Thomas), 1824-1913.
associatedWith	Filson Club.
associatedWith	Kentucky.
associatedWith	McConnell, Abraham.
associatedWith	McDowell, Robert Emmett, 1914-1975.
associatedWith	Patterson, Robert.
associatedWith	Slater, John, Dr.
associatedWith	Thruston, R. C. Ballard.
associatedWith	Weaks, Mabel Clare, 1883-