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Henry Bloomfield Evans papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S0438

Scope and Contents

This collection includes photocopied, autographed ledgers from Henry Bloomfield Evans and Ambrose G. Ruddell in Indiana ranging from 1837 to 1841 regarding accounts for goods and services.

Dates

  • 1837-1841

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

Ambrose Gore Ruddell married Nancy Nesbit on Feb 24, 1834 in Marion County, Indiana. He and Henry Bloomfield Evans may have been brothers-in-law. They lived in Washington Township, Marion County, Indiana in 1840. He was a doctor. He died in 1875 and is buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN.

Information found within the collection.

"Ruddell, Ambrose G.". 1840 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2014/07/07. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com

"Ruddell, Ambrose G.". Indiana, Select Marriages, 1780-1972. Retrieved 2014/07/07. http://archives.ancestry.com

"Ruddell, Ambrose G.". U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1700s-Current. Retrieved 2014/07/07. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com

Biographical Note

Henry Bloomfield Evans was born July 19, 1817 in Evesham Burlington, New Jersey. He married Mary Jane Nesbit, with whom he had a daughter, on May 9, 1839 in Marion County, Indiana. He and Ambrose G. Ruddell may have been brothers-in-law. He was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution and shopkeeper of the Allis\onville General Store. He died April 4, 1847 in Washington Township, Marion County, Indiana and is buried in the Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN.

Information found within the collection.

"Evans, Henry B.". Indiana, Select Marriages, 1780-1972. Retrieved 2014/07/07. http://archives.ancestry.com

"Evans, Henry B.". U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Retrieved 2014/07/07. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com

"Evans, Henry [Emmor] B.". U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1700s-Current. Retrieved 2014/07/07. http://archives.ancestry.com

Extent

0.025 Cubic Feet (2 folders)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

This collection is arranged by subject, chronologically.

Custodial History

This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Conner Prairie during September 1973.

Accruals

No further additions are expected.

Processing Information

Collection processing completed 2014/07/07 by Edythe Huffman. EAD finding aid created 2014/07/07 by Edythe Huffman.
Title
Henry Bloomfield Evans papers
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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