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Micajah M. Binford collection

 Collection — Folder: S0116
Identifier: S0116

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of a Resolution on the Death of Micajah M. Binford by the Indiana Yearly Meeting of the Board of Foreign Missions.

Dates

  • undated

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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

Micajah M. Binford was born on December 18, 1851 in Ripley Township, Rush County, Indiana. He attended Earlham College in 1867. He married Susannah Binford in 1873 and they had one son Edward born March 24, 1877. He traveled on missions to Mexico under the auspices of the Friends Foreign Mission Association and to the Southwest for the American Bible Society. While in Indiana, he belonged to the Society of Friends at Walnut Ridge. His last pastorate was in Brooklyn New York. Micajah died April 28, 1902.

Sources:

Ancestry Library. www.ancestrylibrary.com (accessed February 19, 2013).

Fuller, Brant &. History of Rush County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc., Together with a Short History of the Northwest, the Indiana Territory, and the State of Indiana, Volume 2. Eastern Indiana Publishing Company, 1966.

The New York Times. "Obituary Notes." April 30, 1902: pg. 9.

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 Orrin Drover on 1951/10/15.

Accruals

No further additions are expected.

Processing Information

Collection processing and finding aid completed by Sarah Pfundstein during February 2013. EAD finding aid completed by Bethany Fiechter on 2018/05/11.
Title
Micajah M. Binford collection
Status
Completed
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Repository Details

Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository

Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671

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