Melissa Hackney collection
Collection — Folder: S0560
Identifier: S0560
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of letters written from 1845 to 1876, with an envelope date stamped 1880. A number of families are represented, including Hole, Dunkerly, Clark, Poorman, Slinkard, Douthil, Sisis, and Caffenderix. Letters pass to and from Hutsonville, Robinson, and Darwin, Illinois; Drakesville, Iowa; and Covington and Newberry, Indiana.
The topics discussed are mostly social, with a few love letters (from George Dunkerly to Rachel Hole). There is an account of a fight, including a brutal stabbing, in the letter of May 9, 1856. The severity of illness on the frontier is revealed in the letter from the Poorman family to the Sisis family, revealing there “has been near thirty deaths in Robinson since the first of January as high as five buried at Robinson graveyard in one day” from spotted fever.
The topics discussed are mostly social, with a few love letters (from George Dunkerly to Rachel Hole). There is an account of a fight, including a brutal stabbing, in the letter of May 9, 1856. The severity of illness on the frontier is revealed in the letter from the Poorman family to the Sisis family, revealing there “has been near thirty deaths in Robinson since the first of January as high as five buried at Robinson graveyard in one day” from spotted fever.
Dates
- 1845
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
Melissa Hackney was born September, 27, 1865 to Henry Poorman and Mary Hoil in Marshall, Illinois. She married Isaac Hackney in 1884 and had at least 4 children. She donated this collection while living in Sesser, Illinois, in 1926 and died October 20, 1936. She is buried in Sesser, Illinois.
Sources:
Information found within collection.
Ancestry.com. “Malissa Hackney” [Melissa Poorman].” Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947. Accessed July 1, 2013. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. “Melissa J. Hackney.” 1900 United States Federal Census. Accessed July 1, 2013. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Sources:
Information found within collection.
Ancestry.com. “Malissa Hackney” [Melissa Poorman].” Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947. Accessed July 1, 2013. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. “Melissa J. Hackney.” 1900 United States Federal Census. Accessed July 1, 2013. 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 Melissa Hackney on 1926/05/20.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 1999 by Philip N. Williams. EAD finding aid created 1999 by Philip N. Williams. EAD finding aid revised 2013/07 by Edythe Huffman.
- Title
- Melissa Hackney collection
- 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
