Elizabeth White letter
Collection — Folder: S1391
Identifier: S1391
Scope and Contents
This collection includes an April 28, 1851 handwritten letter by Elizabeth White from Lawrenceburg, Indiana and sent to her daughter Nancy and son-in-law Jonathan Houck. In the letter Mrs. White mentions the loss of all her belonging in a fire, news regarding family members, and asks if she may "fetch" her bed and come and stay with Nancy.
Dates
- 1851/04/28
Creator
- White, Elizabeth, 1785-1854 (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 / Historical
Elizabeth Bradley was born in 1785 and was the second wife of Thomas A. White, son of Revolutionary soldier and Boston Tea Party member Thomas White. Around 1836, they moved from Pennsylvania to Elizabethtown, Ohio and from there to Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Indiana. In 1851, Mrs. White moved to Putnam County, Indiana to live with her daughter Nancy White Houck. She passed away at the age of 69 on December 29, 1854.
Sources:
Ancestry.com. "Thomas White." North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000. Accessed May 13, 2019. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/.
FindaGrave.com. "Elizabeth White." Memorial ID 23082867. Accessed May 13, 2019. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23082867/elizabeth-white.
Newspaperarchive.com. "Obituary." Greencastle Star-Press (IN), January 29, 1898. https://access.newspaperarchive.com/.
Rabb, Kate Milner Rabb. "A Hoosier Listening Post." Indianapolis Star (IN), September 10, 1933.
Sources:
Ancestry.com. "Thomas White." North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000. Accessed May 13, 2019. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/.
FindaGrave.com. "Elizabeth White." Memorial ID 23082867. Accessed May 13, 2019. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23082867/elizabeth-white.
Newspaperarchive.com. "Obituary." Greencastle Star-Press (IN), January 29, 1898. https://access.newspaperarchive.com/.
Rabb, Kate Milner Rabb. "A Hoosier Listening Post." Indianapolis Star (IN), September 10, 1933.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection one letter.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Cordelia H. Bell on 1944/06/44.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2019/05/13 by Laura Eliason. EAD finding aid created 2019/05/13 by Laura Eliason.
Creator
- White, Elizabeth, 1785-1854 (Person)
- Title
- Elizabeth White 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
