Post office, account, and diary volume, 1836, 1860-1872
Item — Volume: V300
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains both personal and business records, including receipts, account sheets, order forms, invoices, promissory notes, account books, indentures, deeds, legal documents, correspondence, maps, clippings, publications, meeting minutes, advertisements, recipes, photographs, notes, papers, and ephemera from Isaac W. Beeson and Benjamin B. Beeson in Indiana and the United States, ranging from 1809 to 1945 and undated, regarding their daily lives, family, business, politics, and membership with the Grange and agricultural organizations. Prevalent throughout the collection is information about the Anti-Slavery Friends and prohibitionist groups, including letters announcing the disownment of Mary and Isaac Beeson from the Society of Friends.
Although most of the collection is that of Isaac and his son Benjamin, the papers that appear in the collection after 1902 are most prevalently those of Benjamin’s wife, Olinda, and his children. Much of the account books, including a volume of post office records (1836), account receipts (1860-1872), and diary entries (1871-1872) (V300), concern Isaac and Benjamin Beeson's general store.
There are also oversize papers, including indentures, documents, newspaper clippings, and broadsides ranging from 1831 to 1942, undated (OBC154, OBD069).
Although most of the collection is that of Isaac and his son Benjamin, the papers that appear in the collection after 1902 are most prevalently those of Benjamin’s wife, Olinda, and his children. Much of the account books, including a volume of post office records (1836), account receipts (1860-1872), and diary entries (1871-1872) (V300), concern Isaac and Benjamin Beeson's general store.
There are also oversize papers, including indentures, documents, newspaper clippings, and broadsides ranging from 1831 to 1942, undated (OBC154, OBD069).
Dates
- 1809-1945
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 3.5 Cubic Feet (10 manuscript boxes, 1 volume, 1 large oversize folder, 1 extra-large folder)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Beeson, Benjamin Branson, 1843-1902 (Person)
- From the Collection: Beeson, Isaac W., 1789-1871 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
