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Series 3: Noah Noble microfilm, 1832-1842; undated

 Series

Scope and Contents

From the Collection: The collection contains Noah Noble's personal and political correspondence regarding state and national Whig politics, as well as his campaign for governor of Indiana. Included are letters relating to the Internal Improvement Board, its projects, and correspondence pertaining to the state's debts arisen from such projects.

Correspondents include John Badollet, Samuel Bigger, Michael G. Bright, David Burr, Henry Clay, John Wesley Davis, John Dowling, George H. Dunn, Paris C. Dunning, Elisha Embree, John Ewing, John H. Farnham, Graham Fitch, George Graham, William Graham, William Hendricks, Samuel Judah, James F.D. Lanier, Robert Lucas, Jonathon McCarthy, Joseph G. Marshall, Samuel Merrill, James Noble, David Dale Owen, Robert Dale Owen, Samuel W. Parker, Daniel D. Pratt, Daniel G. Read, Caleb B. Smith, Oliver H. Smith, Milton Stapp, Jeremiah Sullivan, John Test, John Tipton, and Omer Tousey.

This collection also contains a scrapbook created by Jeanie Noble Whaley regarding the Noble family and its involvement in politics. Miscellaneous correspondence and clippings in regard to her childhood and young adult interests are also included.

Several photographs and tintypes of the Noble and Whaley families range from circa 1830 to 1900s.

Dates

  • 1816-1900s

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 3 Cubic Feet (6 manuscript boxes, 1 small manuscript box, 1 medium oversize box)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository

Contact:
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