Walter K. Jordan papers
Collection — Folder: S746
Identifier: S0746
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a photostat of an autographed, signed letter and a typed transcript of a letter from Walter K. Jordan in the Indiana Territory ranging from 1812/10/12-1812/12/17 regarding war and personal matters.
Dates
- 1812/10/02
Creator
- Jordan, Walter K. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Literary rights, including copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their legal heirs and assigns. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts. The publisher must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.
Biographical Note
Walter K. Jordan was born approximately 1783 and was married to Betsy, with whom he had some children, living in Mercer County, Pennsylvania. He enlisted as a private in the 19th U.S. Infantry on March 10, 1812. He was promoted to corporal, then sergeant in the War of 1812, serving at the garrison of Fort Wayne, Indiana Territory. He was taken prisoner by Indians during the fall of Fort Dearborn, on Lake Michigan, near Chicago, Illinois, in 1812. He escaped and returned to Fort Wayne, which was besieged after he arrived, then relieved by the arrival of William Henry Harrison. He was discharged from service April 6, 1814.
Information found within the collection.
"Jordan, Walter K.". Indiana Magazine of History. June 1943: 187-199. Retrieved 2015/03/04. http://scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/index.php/imh/article/view/7536/8786
"Jordan [Jourdan], Walter K.". U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914. Retrieved 2015/03/04. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
Information found within the collection.
"Jordan, Walter K.". Indiana Magazine of History. June 1943: 187-199. Retrieved 2015/03/04. http://scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/index.php/imh/article/view/7536/8786
"Jordan [Jourdan], Walter K.". U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914. Retrieved 2015/03/04. 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 E. Y. Guernsey during 1925.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2015/03/04 by Edythe Huffman. EAD finding aid created 2015/03/04 by Edythe Huffman.
Creator
- Jordan, Walter K. (Person)
- Title
- Walter K. Jordan 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
