William Freeman papers
Collection — Folder: S0490
Identifier: S0490
Scope and Contents
This collection includes an autographed, signed letter from William Freeman in Vevay, Indiana on 1883/02/11 regarding the wound he received during the Civil War and the documentation of it.
Dates
- 1883/02/11
Creator
- Freeman, William (Person)
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
William Freeman was born to James and Elizabeth (Gull) Freeman (natives of Lincolnshire, England) on January 6, 1841 in Medina County, Ohio. They moved to Indiana, where he read medicine under two doctors. He served in the Civil War in the 30th Indiana Regiment, Company H. He received a wound which was written up in medical journals as very unusual. He married Laura Radley in 1866, with whom he had four children. He graduated from the Indiana Medical College of Indianapolis in 1867. He was elected to the Indiana House of Representatives in 1877 from Switzerland County. He worked as a farmer, doctor, and teacher. He served as the Commissioner for the Plainfield House of Refuge in Hendricks County from 1881-1883. He died on December 16, 1910 of yellow fever in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Sources.
Ancestry.com. "Freeman, William". New Orleans, Louisiana, Death Records Index, 1804-1949. Accessed October 7, 2013. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
"Freeman, William." In A Biographical Directory of the Indiana General Assembly , Vol.1, 134. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society, 1980.
"Freeman, William." INGenWeb Project. Accessed October 7, 2013. http://www.ingenweb.org/inswitzer/bios/ freemanWilliam.html.
Sources.
Ancestry.com. "Freeman, William". New Orleans, Louisiana, Death Records Index, 1804-1949. Accessed October 7, 2013. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
"Freeman, William." In A Biographical Directory of the Indiana General Assembly , Vol.1, 134. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society, 1980.
"Freeman, William." INGenWeb Project. Accessed October 7, 2013. http://www.ingenweb.org/inswitzer/bios/ freemanWilliam.html.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2013/10/07 by Edythe Huffman. EAD finding aid created 2013/10/07 by Edythe Huffman.
Creator
- Freeman, William (Person)
- Title
- William Freeman 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
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
