Benjamin Franklin Stevens letter
Collection — Folder: S1249
Identifier: S1249
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises one photocopied letter from Benjamin Harrison in Washington, D.C. to Benjamin Franklin Stevens in Indianapolis, Indiana on October 20, 1886, regarding Harrison's political campaign and a request for Stevens' assistance with the campaign and with preventing voter fraud.
Dates
- 1886
Creator
- Stevens, Benjamin Franklin (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
Benjamin Franklin Stevens was born in Ohio near present-day Sedamsville by the Ohio River on February 6, 1841. He arrived in Indiana with his parents by covered wagon in 1847 or 1848. They lived outside of Versailles by the Laughery Creek. He died in Dabney, Ripley County, Indiana. His great-grandson, Bryce Henderson Stevens, was head of the only line of descendants still living in Indiana in 1972 when he donated this letter.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is one item.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Bryce Henderson Stevens on 1972/11/09.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2017/02/02 by Nikki Stoddard Schofield. EAD finding aid completed 2017/02/02 by Nikki Stoddard Schofield. EAD finding aid revised 2017/02/27 by Brittany Kropf.
Creator
- Stevens, Benjamin Franklin (Person)
- Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901 (Person)
- Title
- Benjamin Franklin Stevens letter
- 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
