Pepper, Abel C. (Abel Claypole), 1793-1860
Person
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Disturbance at the Potawatomi payment at Chippewanaung, Indiana collection
Collection — Folder: S3072
Identifier: S3072
Scope and Contents
This collection contains handwritten copies made by H. Parke of Mount Vernon, Indiana of correspondence relating to the disturbance that occurred at the annuity payment to the Potawatomi at Chippewanaung, Fulton County, Indiana. Correspondence from September 24 and 25, 1836 includes messages sent by Col. Abel C. Pepper, George W. Ewing, and Spier S. Tipton. The collection also contains copies of the muster rolls and schedule of accounts for the Logansport Guard, the Logansport Dragoons, and the...
Dates:
1836-1837
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
"The Acts and Character of Nan Bo Shoo" narrative
Collection — Folder: S0979
Identifier: S0979
Scope and Contents
This collection includes the handwritten narrative titled, "The Acts and Character of Nan bo Shoo," circa 1830. The name "Nan bo Shoo" is a misspelling of the Potawatomi legendary hero "Nanabozho." Nanabozho is known by a number of names among the Anishinaabe tribes and his character and attributes vary among the stories from the different Native American communities. The narrative in this collection was likely written down by Col. Abel C. Pepper, an Indian agent in Indiana in the 1830s and...
Dates:
circa 1830
