Richard D. Heller collection
Collection — Folder: S629
Identifier: S0629
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photocopies of William Miesse's papers dating from 1842 to 1850 and includes letters written to Miesse, bills and receipts, and handwritten directions on a "cure for ague". There is also a sheriff's sale notification with regard to the case of Sarah Bell v. Benjamin Blossom from July of 1870. Also included are photocopies of Judge Vaughan's pocket ledger with entries dating from 1850 to 1856.
Dates
- 1842-1870
Creator
- Vaughan, Judge (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 Miesse was born in Fairfield County, Ohio on March 10, 1812 to Joseph and Catherine Miesse. He married Elizabeth Beery (1816-1897) on May 18, 1834 and they had six children. Vaughn ran a hotel in Decatur, Indiana and died on January 24, 1851.
Judge Vaughan was born in New York on May 24, 1824. He married Lorinda Burr (1828-1896) on December 18, 1845 and they had four children. He was a farmer in Allen County, Indiana and he died on March 6, 1863.
Sources:
Ancestry.com. "Judge Vaughan." Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941. Accessed September 8, 2015. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Judge Vaughn." 1860 United States Federal Census. Accessed September 8, 2015. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "William Miesse." 1850 United States Federal Census. Accessed September 8, 2015. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
FindaGrave.com. "Judge Vaughan." Find a Grave Index. Accessed September 8, 2015. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=77251281&ref=acom.
FindaGrave.com. "William John Miesse." Find a Grave Index. Accessed September 8, 2015. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=25338139.
Judge Vaughan was born in New York on May 24, 1824. He married Lorinda Burr (1828-1896) on December 18, 1845 and they had four children. He was a farmer in Allen County, Indiana and he died on March 6, 1863.
Sources:
Ancestry.com. "Judge Vaughan." Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941. Accessed September 8, 2015. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Judge Vaughn." 1860 United States Federal Census. Accessed September 8, 2015. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "William Miesse." 1850 United States Federal Census. Accessed September 8, 2015. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
FindaGrave.com. "Judge Vaughan." Find a Grave Index. Accessed September 8, 2015. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=77251281&ref=acom.
FindaGrave.com. "William John Miesse." Find a Grave Index. Accessed September 8, 2015. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=25338139.
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 R.D. Heller Jr. on 1967/06/12.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2015/09/08 by Laura Eliason. EAD finding aid created 2015/09/08 by Laura Eliason.
Creator
- Vaughan, Judge (Person)
- Miesse, William (Person)
- Title
- Richard D. Heller 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
