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Patrick Beard collection

 Collection — Folder: S0086
Identifier: S0086

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of an onionskin copy of a typewritten manuscript, entitled Life of Patrick Beard by B.F. Wissler. A penciled note reads, “Life and ancestry of Patrick Beard by B.F. Wissler, 1910.” It begins by discussing “an act of Congress, organizing the Indiana territory”. Indiana’s early history is detailed, mentioning Jeremiah Cox, Joseph Holman and Hugh Cull. The writer discusses the difficulty of obtaining information about Patrick Beard (Baird). He also mentions that the former spelling of Baird became too difficult to maintain, so Beard was made official. The history and characteristics of people who are Scotch-Irish is discussed, including their emigration to the colonies, later the United States. Their role in the American Revolution is examined. Dr. Ephraim Brevard is mentioned. Other names mentioned during his time in public service include John DePauw, Daniel Grass, John Paul, William Polka, John Templeton, Samuel Rees, John T. McKinny and George H. Dunn

Dates

  • 1910

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.

Biographical Note

Patrick Beard (Baird) was born in 1769, in Londonderry, Ireland. He moved to Jackson Township, Wayne County in 1811 from Eastern Tennessee, with his wife Hannah and three children, John (who later served as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1859), Abraham and Patrick, Jr. They had five more children; Alice, Martha, Hannah, Elizabeth and Rachel. He was a member of the Constitutional Convention in 1816 and represented Wayne County in the State Senate, from 1816-1823. He was made chairman of a select committee on State Library, which recommended “postponement of the subject of a State Library to a subsequent session of the General Assembly.” He was chairman of the Committee of Public School and a member of the Committee on Runaway Slaves. In 1825 he was appointed to the Board of Canal Commission. He died in March of 1831, near Centerville, IN.

Sources: Information Found within Collection

Beard (Baird), Patrick. (1980). In A biographical directory of the Indiana General Assembly . (v.1, p. 18). Indianapolis, IN: Indiana Historical Bureau ISLI 920 B15G

Extent

0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

This collection is arranged by subject.

Custodial History

This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Clark Wissler on 1938/07/12.

Accruals

No further additions are expected.

Processing Information

Collection processing and finding aid completed by Edythe Huffman during March 2013. EAD finding aid completed by Bethany Fiechter on 2018/05/10.
Title
Patrick Beard collection
Status
Completed
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository

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