John Law letters and journal transcript
Collection — Folder: S0810
Identifier: S0810
Scope and Contents
The collection primarily consists of Photostat copies of letters from John Law to Lyman C. Draper, Librarian of the Wisconsin Historical Society and collector of documents on frontier history ranging from 1817 to 1869. There are also two original letters from John Law to William and a transcript of Law’s journal entries from a trip down the Ohio River in 1817.
Dates
- 1817-1869, bulk 1844-1869
Creator
- Law, John (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
John Law was born on October 28, 1796, in New London, Connecticut. He graduated from Yale in 1814 and then studied law. He was admitted to the Indiana bar in 1817 and began practicing in Vincennes, Indiana. He served as prosecuting attorney (1818-1820 and 1825-1828); member of the State House of Representatives (1824-1825); and judge of the seventh judicial circuit (1830-1831 and 1844-1850). He resigned his judgeship in 1850 and moved to Evansville, Indiana. In 1855, President Franklin Pierce appointed him judge of the court of land claims. He held this post until 1857. Law also served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1861 to 1865. Following his term in Congress, he returned to Evansville where he practiced law. He died on October 7, 1873.
Source:
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. United States Congress. Accessed February 9, 2006. http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=L000125.
Source:
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. United States Congress. Accessed February 9, 2006. http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=L000125.
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 James A. Tyson on 1928/03/31; Indiana Historical Society on 1930/04/05.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Item Listing
1817 Journal of a voyage down the River Ohio in the fall of 1817, transcript of journal entries, 11 p.
1835 Aug. 19 Law, John to William, LS
1840 Dec. 10 Law, John to Lyman C. Draper, Photostat copy of ALS
1844 Jan. 7 Law, John to William, ALS
1844 Dec. 26 Law, John to Lyman C. Draper, Photostat copy of ALS, 2 p.
1847 Mar. 2 Law, John to Lyman C. Draper, Photostat copy of ALS, 2 p.
1847 Aug. 2 Law, John to Lyman C. Draper, Photostat copy of ALS
1859 June 14 Law, John to Lyman C. Draper, Photostat copy of ALS
1859 June 17 Law, John to Lyman C. Draper, Photostat copy of ALS, 2 p.
1859 July 26 Law, John to Lyman C. Draper, Photostat copy of ALS, 2 p.
1860 May 7 Law, John to Lyman C. Draper, Photostat copy of ALS, 2 p.
1862 Sept. 9 Law, John to Lyman C. Draper, Photostat copy of ALS
1863 Jan. 14 Law, John to Lyman C. Draper, Photostat copy of ALS
1866 Sept. 27 Law, John to Lyman C. Draper, Photostat copy of ALS, 2 p.
1867 Sept. 12 Law, John to Lyman C. Draper, Photostat copy of ALS, 4 p.
1867 Sept. 24 Law, John to Lyman C. Draper, Photostat copy of ALS, 4 p.
1867 Oct. 22 Law, John to Lyman C. Draper, Photostat copy of ALS, 2 p.
1867 Oct. 26 Law, John to Lyman C. Draper, Photostat copy of ALS, 2 p.
1867 Nov. 5 Law, John to Lyman C. Draper, Photostat copy of ALS
1868 Apr. 15 Law, John to Lyman C. Draper, Photostat copy of ALS, 2 p.
1868 Nov. 2 Law, John to Lyman C. Draper, Photostat copy of ALS, 2 p.
1869 Feb. 6 Law, John to Lyman C. Draper, Photostat copy of ALS
1835 Aug. 19 Law, John to William, LS
1840 Dec. 10 Law, John to Lyman C. Draper, Photostat copy of ALS
1844 Jan. 7 Law, John to William, ALS
1844 Dec. 26 Law, John to Lyman C. Draper, Photostat copy of ALS, 2 p.
1847 Mar. 2 Law, John to Lyman C. Draper, Photostat copy of ALS, 2 p.
1847 Aug. 2 Law, John to Lyman C. Draper, Photostat copy of ALS
1859 June 14 Law, John to Lyman C. Draper, Photostat copy of ALS
1859 June 17 Law, John to Lyman C. Draper, Photostat copy of ALS, 2 p.
1859 July 26 Law, John to Lyman C. Draper, Photostat copy of ALS, 2 p.
1860 May 7 Law, John to Lyman C. Draper, Photostat copy of ALS, 2 p.
1862 Sept. 9 Law, John to Lyman C. Draper, Photostat copy of ALS
1863 Jan. 14 Law, John to Lyman C. Draper, Photostat copy of ALS
1866 Sept. 27 Law, John to Lyman C. Draper, Photostat copy of ALS, 2 p.
1867 Sept. 12 Law, John to Lyman C. Draper, Photostat copy of ALS, 4 p.
1867 Sept. 24 Law, John to Lyman C. Draper, Photostat copy of ALS, 4 p.
1867 Oct. 22 Law, John to Lyman C. Draper, Photostat copy of ALS, 2 p.
1867 Oct. 26 Law, John to Lyman C. Draper, Photostat copy of ALS, 2 p.
1867 Nov. 5 Law, John to Lyman C. Draper, Photostat copy of ALS
1868 Apr. 15 Law, John to Lyman C. Draper, Photostat copy of ALS, 2 p.
1868 Nov. 2 Law, John to Lyman C. Draper, Photostat copy of ALS, 2 p.
1869 Feb. 6 Law, John to Lyman C. Draper, Photostat copy of ALS
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2006/02 by Christina Baich. EAD finding aid created 2006/02 by Christina Baich. EAD finding aid revised 2015/10/30 by Laura Eliason.
Creator
- Law, John (Person)
- Title
- John Law letters and journal transcript
- 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
