James Brown Ray correspondence
Collection — Folder: S1097
Identifier: S1097
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of Photostat copies of letters held at the National Archives and
two original documents, a letter and a grant of remission to Robert McCarty.
Dates
- 1825-1831
Creator
- Ray, James Brown, 1794-1848 (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
James Brown Ray was born on February 19, 1794, in Jefferson County, Kentucky. He
studied law in Cincinnati and then settled in Brookville, Indiana in 1818. Ray served in
the State House of Representatives (1821-1822) and the State Senate (1822-1825). He
became president protempore of the Senate when the lieutenant governor resigned to
run for U.S. Congress and became governor when Governor William Hendricks was
elected to the U.S. Senate in 1825. Ray was elected as governor at the end of
Hendricks’ term and served in the office until 1831. He ran for the U.S. Senate in 1824,
1831, and 1837, but lost each time. After leaving office, he practiced law in Indianapolis.
James Brown Ray died in August 1848.
Sources:
Shepherd, Rebecca A., Charles W. Calhoun, Elizabeth Shanahan-Shoemaker, and
Alan F. January, comp. A Biographical Directory of the Indiana General Assembly,
Volume 1, 1816-1899. Indianapolis: The Select Committee on the Centennial History of
the Indiana General Assembly, 1980.
Indiana Governor James Brown Ray. Nov. 2005. Indiana Historical Bureau.
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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.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2005/11 by Christina Baich. Finding aid revised 2015/10/30 by Bethany Fiechter. EAD finding aid created 2018/05/21 by Lauren Patton.
Creator
- Ray, James Brown, 1794-1848 (Person)
- Title
- James Brown Ray correspondence
- 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