Howard G. Osgood papers
Collection
Identifier: L121
Scope and Contents
This collection includes business papers, mortgages, deeds, indentures, and tax receipts for various properties from Howard G. Osgood, including the Buskirk Farm and Owen, Floyd and Monroe counties; insurance certificates, day and account books from the Osgood physician practice ranging from 1858 to 1912.
Dates
- 1858-1912
Creator
- Osgood, Howard G., 1833-1913 (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
Howard G. Osgood was born in Franklin County, Massachusetts in September of 1833 and attended Amherst academy for one year. He studied with a practicing physician, then finished his studies with physicians in Greenfield, Massachusetts and by completing a year at the Cincinnati Medical College. He relocated in June 1856 to Bloomington, Indiana, then to Gosport, Indiana where he worked as a physician for fifty years, initially (1856) in practice with Dr. Young. Dr. Young left and he was joined by Dr. Caleb L. Ritter, who later married his eldest daughter, Anna.
Osgood served in the Fifth Indiana Volunteer Calvary as assistant surgeon from January 29, 1863 to May 25, 1864, when he resigned due to ill health. He married Harriet "Hattie" Lyons on February 24, 1859 (who died in 1890) in Owen County. They had four daughters, Anna, Elizabeth Eunice [Unice], Lora, and Hattie, who did not survive infancy. Osgood died in 1913 and is buried in the Gosport Cemetery.
Sources:
Information found with the collection.
Ancestry.com. "Howard G. Osgood." Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941. Accessed January 6, 2016. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Howard G. Osgood." U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865. Accessed January 6, 2016. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Findagrave.com. "Osgood, Hattie." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed January 6, 2016. http://www.findagrave.com.
Findagrave.com. "Osgood, Howard G., Dr". Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed January 6, 2016. http://www.findagrave.com.
Osgood served in the Fifth Indiana Volunteer Calvary as assistant surgeon from January 29, 1863 to May 25, 1864, when he resigned due to ill health. He married Harriet "Hattie" Lyons on February 24, 1859 (who died in 1890) in Owen County. They had four daughters, Anna, Elizabeth Eunice [Unice], Lora, and Hattie, who did not survive infancy. Osgood died in 1913 and is buried in the Gosport Cemetery.
Sources:
Information found with the collection.
Ancestry.com. "Howard G. Osgood." Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941. Accessed January 6, 2016. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Howard G. Osgood." U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865. Accessed January 6, 2016. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Findagrave.com. "Osgood, Hattie." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed January 6, 2016. http://www.findagrave.com.
Findagrave.com. "Osgood, Howard G., Dr". Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed January 6, 2016. http://www.findagrave.com.
Extent
1.3 Cubic Feet (1 manuscript box, 1 cubic foot box)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by subject.
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 2016/01/06 by Edythe Huffman. EAD finding aid created 2016/01/06 by Edythe Huffman.
Creator
- Osgood, Howard G., 1833-1913 (Person)
- Title
- Howard G. Osgood papers
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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
