Doctor C. H. Todd ^{1 2}

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694. Todd, Charles Stewart, 1791-1871. Papers, 1808-1871. A .66 c u. ft. Miscellaneous papers, 1839-1867. C 3 items.
Lawyer, soldier, and diplomat. Collection consisting of correspondence; pa pers concerning investment in Minnesota lands; Todd's sketch of the li fe of Isaac Shelby; a muster roll, 1813, of Kentucky Mounted Volunteers f or service under William Henry Harrison; dates of commissions of general a nd field officers of Kentucky troops in the War of 1812; Todd's map of t he Battle of the Thames; and scrapbook of newspaper clippings containing b iographical data on Todd. Correspondence consists of twenty-six letters, 1 808-1816, to Todd from his father Judge Thomas Todd about his education, s ervice in the War of 1812, and family affairs; letters between him and h is wife, Letitia Shelby Todd***; political letters from members of the Wh ig party during the presidential campaign of Zachary Taylor; letters, 1861 -1871, to Dr. Charles H. Todd from Todd, Letitia Todd, and Letitia Todd Ca rter; letters to Judge Thomas Todd from Isaac Shelby and others; and a 17 90 letter from Harry Innes to George Muter. Other correspondents include H enry Clay, John J. Crittenden, J. Madison Cutts, John Maxwell, James Monro e, Charles B. Penrose, and Albert Pike.

698. Todd Family. Papers, 1783-1967. A T636. .66 cu. ft.
Prominent Kentucky family. One collection (17 items) of papers, 1783-189 1, consists of correspondence, 1816-1891, and legal papers, 1783-1865. Inc luded are letters regarding family matters, business, and politics from Th omas Todd, Harry Innes, James Davidson, John J. Crittenden, Harry Innes To dd, and William C.P. Breckinridge.

The second collection of Todd papers, 1786-1967, includes correspondenc e, a journal, genealogies, certificates, wills, bills of sale, deeds, la nd grants, business papers, Freemason material, and photographs. Correspon dence, 1802-1967, of the Todd and Shelby families concerns politics, the M exican War, Civil War, business and land affairs, Freemasons, and family m atters. Correspondents include Charles Stewart Todd, Letitia Shelby Tod d, Thomas Todd, Cassius M. Clay, Humphrey Marshall, J. Proctor Knott, Ge n. William Preston, Benjamin Edwards Grey, Thomas Anderson, Col. William W allace Smith Bliss, Gen. Walter C. Whitaker, Isaac Shelby Todd, and other s. Genealogical materials cover the Anderson, Beale, Clark, Field, Griffit h, Howard, McClanahan, Potter, Shelby, Strother, Thomas, Todd, Townsend, a nd Watkins families. Additional material includes photographs of membe rs of the Shelby, Todd, McClanahan, Griffith, and Watkins families; "Stock dale," the Todd family home in Shelby Co., Ky.; and ruins of "Travellers R est," the Shelby home in Lincoln Co., Ky. Newspaper articles concern Isa ac Shelby, Charles Stewart Todd, Thomas Todd, Dr. Ephraim McDowell, and ot her family members. Miscellaneous items include pamphlets on Gen. Evan She lby, the Battle of Kings Mountain, and "Isaac Shelby and the Genet Mission ."

***Note "Hathaways of America" states Thomas Todd m. ? Shelby, daught er of Isaac Shelby. Based on the above, it would appear Charles Todd m. L eticia Shelby. This needs further research to determine the correct marri ages. ¹