Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Edward N. Wentworth manuscript
Collection — Folder: S1384
Identifier: S1384
Scope and Contents
This collection is a single typed, 35-page manuscript by Edward N. Wentworth entitled: "When Porter County Was Indian Frontier." On page two, Edward indicated that this was a speech he presented. He wrote about how he became interested in the history of the area when he and his wife purchased property in the winter of 1941-1942. Wentworth wrote about the Great Sauk Trail which connected Detroit in Michigan with Rock Island in the Mississippi River. Joseph Bailly received a grant from President...
Dates:
circa 1949
Roscoe R. Leak papers
Collection
Identifier: L089
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence, receipts, financial documents, essays, histories, research notes, newspaper clippings, photographs, postcards, pamphlets, periodicals, and other papers and ephemera from the Roscoe R. Leak and the Buzzard, Leach, and Leak families (also spelled Leake) ranging from 1842 to 1958 and undated, regarding family, business affairs, and Indiana history, specifically genealogy, history in Hendricks and Clark counties and church history, including the Disciples of...
Dates:
1842-1958, undated
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Roscoe R. Leak papers
