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John Wesley Hunt Pioneer Merchant, Manufacturer and Financier.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Publication details: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, (c)1974.Description: 1 online resource (121 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
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  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780813150321
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • HF3023 .J646 1974
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Subject: When John Wesley Hunt came to Kentucky in 1794, his plan was to open a general store in Lexington. A canny judge of business opportunity, he soon expanded his activities and became one of the responsible figures of Kentucky banking and finance. In another kind of venture, he imported fine stallions from the East, significantly improving the bloodlines of thoroughbreds and trotters in the Bluegrass. John Wesley Hunt tells the story of Hunt's business exploits against the background of life in frontier Lexington. James A. Ramage reveals how his innovative solutions to the financial problems of.
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Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD) Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD) G. Allen Fleece Library ONLINE Non-fiction HF3023.85 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Link to resource Available ocn900344402

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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Disgruntled Partner, Would-Be Privateer; 3. The Pioneer Merchant; 4. Racehorses; 5. Hemp; Photo Section; 6. Hopemont; 7. Patriarch; Bibliographical Essay

When John Wesley Hunt came to Kentucky in 1794, his plan was to open a general store in Lexington. A canny judge of business opportunity, he soon expanded his activities and became one of the responsible figures of Kentucky banking and finance. In another kind of venture, he imported fine stallions from the East, significantly improving the bloodlines of thoroughbreds and trotters in the Bluegrass. John Wesley Hunt tells the story of Hunt's business exploits against the background of life in frontier Lexington. James A. Ramage reveals how his innovative solutions to the financial problems of.

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