Nathan Dix Coffin letters
Collection — Folder: S277
Identifier: S0277
Scope and Contents
This collection includes five copies of hand-written letters. The oldest is dated August 15, 1840. Three were written in 1847. One has no year, although August 28 and 29 are on the letter. The letters are addressed to Nathan D. Coffin in Greenfield, Hancock County, Indiana, in 1840, and in Charlotteville, also Hancock County, in 1847. The letters are written by Alfred and Lydia Wheeler in Guilford County, North Carolina, where Nathan was born. The greeting is "Respected brother and sister." The letters give family news.
Dates
- 1840-1847
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
Nathan Dix Coffin was born on November 16, 1818, to Zacharias and Phebe (Starbuck) Coffin in Guilford County, North Carolina. He married Mary, who was born in 1818 or 1819. Their children with approximate years of birth were: John F. (1839); Oliver S. (1841); Anderson (1844); Elmina or Elinora (1846); Emily (1849); Clementine (1852); Orlando (1858); and Eldora (1862). Nathan and Mary lived at Blue River, Hancock County, Indiana, when the federal census was taken in 1850, 1860, and 1870. He died on September 13, 1908 in Hancock County.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by chronologically.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a records donation by John Shirk Coffin on 1974/12/17.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing and finding aid completed 2014/07/17 by Nikki Stoddard Schofield.
- Title
- Nathan Dix Coffin letters
- 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
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
