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Timothy Stratton letter

 Collection — Folder: S1263
Identifier: S1263

Scope and Contents

This collection comprises a photostatic copy of a letter from Timothy Stratton in New Mt. Pleasant, Indiana, on March 29, 1852, to Casper and Calista Ann Budd in Waveland, Indiana, regarding the changing seasons, the passage of time, his mortality and inevitable death, farming, and seances held at his house and his theories about the summoning of spirits.

Dates

  • 1852/03/29

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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

Timothy Stratton, Jr. was born on March 8, 1802, to Elizabeth Esther (Horton) (1776-1838) and Timothy Stratton (1772-1853) in Bradford County, Pennsylvania. He had nine siblings, including his sister Calista Ann (1805-1887), who marreid Casper P. Budd (1805-1894). The Strattons moved to Ohio in 1816. Timothy Stratton, Jr. married Mary Jane Lane (1809-1858) on March 27, 1828, in Clark County, Ohio, and they had several children: Elizabeth Ellen (1827-1846), Stephen A. (1830-1863), Robert, Isaac Newton (1839-1916), Lewis, Mary Jane (1842-1858), Cyrus Marion (1847-1921), and Casper Budd (1849-1851). The family moved from Ohio to Jay County, Indiana by 1840, where they had a farm in New Mt. Pleasant, Jefferson Township. Mary Jane Stratton died on January 20, 1858, and was buried in Stratton Cemetery in Jacy County. Timothy Stratton married Edith Nixon on May 20, 1858, in Jay County, and several of her siblings lived with the Stratton family. Timothy Stratton died on May 26, 1885 in Jay County, Indiana, and was buried in Stratton Cemetery.

Sources:

Item in the collection.

Ancestry.com. 1840 United States Federal Census. Accessed December 5, 2025. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.

Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census. Accessed December 5, 2025. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.

Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census. Accessed December 5, 2025. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.

Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census. Accessed December 5, 2025. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.

Ancestry.com. 1880 United States Federal Census. Accessed December 5, 2025. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.

Ancestry.com. "Timothy Stratton." Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012. Accessed December 5, 2025. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.

Ancestry.com. "Timothy Stratton." Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993. Accessed December 5, 2025. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.

Findagrave.com. "Col. Casper P. Budd." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed December 5, 2025. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17511083/casper-p-budd.

Findagrave.com. "Isaac Newton Stratton." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed December 5, 2025. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62208720/isaac-newton-stratton.

Findagrave.com. "Timothy L. Stratton." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed December 5, 2025. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6270739/timothy-stratton.

Extent

0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

There is one item in this collection.

Custodial History

This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Melvin B. Stratton in 1953/01.

Accruals

No further additions are expected.

Processing Information

Collection processing and finding aid completed 2017/03/09 by Nikki Stoddard Schofield. EAD finding aid revised 2025/12/05 by Brittany Kropf.

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Title
Timothy Stratton letter
Status
Completed
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Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

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