Laurel County
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Aug 16, 2026
StunningNARRATOR
Amelia Jones.
StunningNARRATOR
Laurel County.
StunningNARRATOR
Amelia Jones.
StunningNARRATOR
Concerning slaves of this section of the country, I will quote experiences and observation of an old Negro lady who was a slave, Mrs. Amelia Jones, living in North London, Kentucky.
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BookwormNARRATOR
There was a lot of soldiers in this regiment from here, Tom Griffin being one, a slave who died a few years ago.
BookwormNARRATOR
The history was printed in 1866, and this particular copy was presented to Captain Tillett and bears his signature.
BookwormNARRATOR
The first deed to be put on record in the Laurel County Court was between Medea Bledsoe of Garrett County of the first part and Daniel Garrod of Clay County of the second part, being 4,800 acres of land lying in Knox County on Laurel River and being that part of 16,000 acres of land patented in the name of John Watts.
BookwormNARRATOR
$1,000 was the sum paid for this land.