H. Cook Griffith papers
Collection — Folder: S545
Identifier: S0545
Scope and Contents
This collection includes autographed, signed letters from H. Cook Griffith in Alma, Nebraska ranging from 1888/07/22 to 1888/07/31 regarding his life and Civil War experiences.
Dates
- 1888
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
H. Cook Griffith was born in Pennsylvania on during August 1825 to Allen and Sarah Cook Griffith. He moved to Indiana at the time of the Civil War and was a law partner of Govenor Oliver P. Morton's. He enlisted as a private in Company B, 34th Regiment Indiana Infantry, then transferred to Battery I, 2nd Illinois Artillery. Govenor Morton had him placed on duty with the Secret Service and he became a Knight of the Golden Circle, warning the governor when a raid was planned on Indianapolis, Indiana by the Circle.
He had one daughter, Sarah, with his first wife, and five children with his second wife, Hannah M. Hambleton from New York, whom he married in Pennville, Jay County, Indiana on January 17, 1858. He lived in Nebraska in the 1880s, where he worked as a farmer, then moved to California. He died June 28, 1899 and is buried in the Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery, Santa Rosa, California.
Information found within the collection.
"Griffith, H. Cook". 1870 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2015/01/21. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
"Griffith, H. Cook". 1880 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2015/01/21. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
"Griffith, H. Cook". Find a Grave Memorial. Retrieved 2015/01/21. http://www.findagrave.com
"Griffith, H. Cook". Find a Grave Photos. Retrieved 2015/01/21. http://www.findagrave.com
"Griffith, H. Cook". Indiana, Marriage Collection, 1800-1941. Retrieved 2015/01/21. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
He had one daughter, Sarah, with his first wife, and five children with his second wife, Hannah M. Hambleton from New York, whom he married in Pennville, Jay County, Indiana on January 17, 1858. He lived in Nebraska in the 1880s, where he worked as a farmer, then moved to California. He died June 28, 1899 and is buried in the Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery, Santa Rosa, California.
Information found within the collection.
"Griffith, H. Cook". 1870 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2015/01/21. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
"Griffith, H. Cook". 1880 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2015/01/21. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
"Griffith, H. Cook". Find a Grave Memorial. Retrieved 2015/01/21. http://www.findagrave.com
"Griffith, H. Cook". Find a Grave Photos. Retrieved 2015/01/21. http://www.findagrave.com
"Griffith, H. Cook". Indiana, Marriage Collection, 1800-1941. Retrieved 2015/01/21. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
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 from W. C. Bobbs on 1920/11/06.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2015/01/21 by Edythe Huffman. EAD finding aid created 2015/01/21 by Edythe Huffman.
- Title
- H. Cook Griffith 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
