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Daniel Roberts correspondence

 Collection — Folder: S1123
Identifier: S1123

Scope and Contents

This collection includes 18 letters from Daniel Roberts to his mother and sister ranging from 1861 to 1864 regarding his experiences as a Union soldier during the U.S. Civil War. There is also a fragment of a letter written by Daniel and Sally Roberts in 1871.

Dates

  • 1861-1864; 1871

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This collection is open for research.

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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

Daniel Roberts was born October 14, 1839 to John A. and Catherine A. Roberts (1817-1903) in Pennsylvania. He had 4 sisters: Hannah (1841–1923), Esther, Sarah, and Mary Ann. The family moved to Fall Creek, Madison County, Indiana by 1850. Roberts was working as a teacher there in 1860. After the outbreak of the U.S. Civil War, he enlisted as a private with Company K, 8th Indiana Regiment on September 5, 1861. In 1864, he joined Company I, 69th Indiana Regiment.

Roberts married Sarah J. "Sally" Riggs (1850–1938) and they had a daughter, Alice Mae (ca. 1874-1892). He worked as a farmer in Fall Creek in 1870 and later as a butcher in nearby Pendleton. Their daughter Alice Mae, who married Vinson H. Manifold (1873–1946) in 1892, died on July 9, 1895 and was buried in Mendon Cemetery in Pendleton, Indiana. Daniel Roberts died January 24, 1897, and was buried in Mendon Cemetery. Sarah J. Roberts died on March 27, 1938 and was buried with her husband.

Sources:

Ancestry.com. "Daniel Roberts." 1850 United States Federal Census. Accessed July 18, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.

Ancestry.com. "Daniel Roberts." 1860 United States Federal Census. Accessed July 18, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.

Ancestry.com. "Daniel Roberts." 1870 United States Federal Census. Accessed July 18, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.

Ancestry.com. "Daniel Roberts." 1880 United States Federal Census. Accessed July 18, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.

Ancestry.com. "Daniel Roberts." U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934. Accessed July 18, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.

Ancestry.com. "Daniel Roberts." U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865. Accessed July 18, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.

Ancestry.com. "Daniel Roberts." Web: Indiana, U.S., Civil War Soldier Database Index, 1861-1865. Accessed July 18, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.

Ancestry.com. "Sarah. J. Roberts." Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011. Accessed July 18, 2022. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.

Findagrave.com. "Catherine A. Roberts." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed July 18, 2022. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80671534/catherine-a-roberts.

Findagrave.com. "Daniel Roberts." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed July 18, 2022. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80671552/daniel-roberts.

Findagrave.com. "Sarah J. Riggs Roberts." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed July 18, 2022. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80671616/sarah-j-roberts.

Extent

0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

This collection is arranged by chronologically.

Custodial History

This collection was received as a donation.

Accruals

No further additions are expected.

Existence and Location of Copies

Digital reproductions of Daniel Roberts correspondence are available electronically in Indiana Memory: https://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16066coll31/search/searchterm/s1123/field/all/mode/all/conn/and/order/title/ad/asc.

Processing Information

Collection processing completed 2014/11/06 by Nikki Stoddard Schofield. EAD finding aid created 2014/11/06 by Nikki Stoddard Schofield. EAD finding aid revised 2022/07/18 by Brittany Kropf.

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Title
Daniel Roberts correspondence
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Completed
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Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

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