Robinson, Solon, 1803-1880
Person
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Ewing family collection
Collection
Identifier: L323
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises personal and business papers from the Ewing family, particulraly the brothers William Griffith (W.G.) and George Washington (G.W.) Ewing and their companies in Fort Wayne, Indiana and numerous other locations in the Midwest, ranging from 1818-1887, regarding land speculation; the fur trade; trade and relations with Native Americans and Hoosier pioneers; the settlement of Indiana and the Old Northwest; the development of Fort Wayne; state and national politics; and...
Dates:
1818-1889
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Ewing family collection
John Tipton collection
Collection
Identifier: L160
Scope and Contents
The collection consists principally of Tipton’s correspondence and business papers from the period 1810-1839 in Indiana. His correspondence, including retained copies of his outgoing letters, includes letters relating to the operations of the Indiana Militia in the 1810s; and political correspondence regarding the work of the state legislature (1820s-1830s), his senatorial elections (1831, 1832), his appointments to federal office (1831-1839), and local, state, and national issues, particularly...
Dates:
1806-1858
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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John Tipton collection
Lake County, Indiana collection
Collection
Identifier: L551
Scope and Contents
This collection includes autographed, signed correspondence from Solon Robinson and others in Indiana ranging from 1836 to 1919 regarding county organization and government and military service; typed commissioners minutes and court records and other government documents in Lake County, Indiana ranging from 1837 to 1936 regarding county government and official business; typed and autographed histories of Lake County and communities from 1836 to 1955 and undated; typed records of businesses,...
Dates:
1836-1955
Potawatomi Indians collection
Collection — Folder: S1561
Identifier: S1561
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photostatic copies of letters, land registers and other documents from Indian agents in the Great Lakes and Midwest regions and three commissioners of Indian Affairs, Carey A Harris (1836-1838) and Thomas Hartley Crawford (1838-1845) and Luke Lea (1850-1853) of the Office of Indian Affairs in Indiana, Washington, D.C., and other places in the Midwest ranging from 1835 to 1852. The documents concern the situation and locations of the Potawatomi people and their lands in...
Dates:
1835-1852
Solon Robinson collection
Collection
Identifier: L136
Scope and Contents
This collection includes songs, correspondence, notes, reviews, and articles from Solon Robinson in Lake County, Indiana ranging from 1832 to 1931. The collection also includes a biography and bibliography of Solon Robinson.
Dates:
1832-1853
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Solon Robinson collection
