Henry County, Indiana collection
Collection
Identifier: L211
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence, invoices, receipts, checks, indentures, and other legal and business papers from or related to Henry County, Indiana, ranging from 1830 to 1935, regarding property, real estate, business, taxes, and library books.
There are also typed copies of records from the Henry County Female Anti-Slavery Society, ranging from 1841 to 1849.
The oversize folder comprises primarily oversize indentures and land records (1838-1903), as well as a volunteer descriptive list for Jeremiah Hayes, a private with Company E, 36th Indiana Regiment (1863) and a descriptive roll for Company B, 19th Indiana Regiment (1861-1862).
There are also typed copies of records from the Henry County Female Anti-Slavery Society, ranging from 1841 to 1849.
The oversize folder comprises primarily oversize indentures and land records (1838-1903), as well as a volunteer descriptive list for Jeremiah Hayes, a private with Company E, 36th Indiana Regiment (1863) and a descriptive roll for Company B, 19th Indiana Regiment (1861-1862).
Dates
- 1830-1900, undated
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.
Administrative History
Henry County, Indiana was first settled by white American pioneers in 1819, with the first land sales recorded in 1821. The county was created from land in Delaware County by the Indiana General Assembly, approved in 1821, effective June 1, 1822. It was a perfect square of twenty miles, according to the act creating it, but its boundaries changed over time.
In 2016, its population was around 50,000 and the county seat is New Castle. New Castle is also home of the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame Museum and one of the largest high school basketball fieldhouses. Many major highways cross the county, including: Old National Road/ U.S. 40, Interstate 70, US Highway 36, State Road 38, and State Road 3, which linking Interstate 74.
Sources:
Hazzard, George. Hazzard's History of Henry County, Indiana, 1822-1906. New Castle, IN: George Hazzard. 1906.
"Henry County, Indiana." Discover Henry County Indiana. Accessed March 30, 2016. http://www.henrycounty.org.
Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame. "About Us." Accessed February 25, 2021. https://hoopshall.com/about-us.
"New Castle (IN) Fieldhouse." Accessed March 30, 2016. http://www.maxpreps.come.news.
In 2016, its population was around 50,000 and the county seat is New Castle. New Castle is also home of the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame Museum and one of the largest high school basketball fieldhouses. Many major highways cross the county, including: Old National Road/ U.S. 40, Interstate 70, US Highway 36, State Road 38, and State Road 3, which linking Interstate 74.
Sources:
Hazzard, George. Hazzard's History of Henry County, Indiana, 1822-1906. New Castle, IN: George Hazzard. 1906.
"Henry County, Indiana." Discover Henry County Indiana. Accessed March 30, 2016. http://www.henrycounty.org.
Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame. "About Us." Accessed February 25, 2021. https://hoopshall.com/about-us.
"New Castle (IN) Fieldhouse." Accessed March 30, 2016. http://www.maxpreps.come.news.
Extent
1.36 Cubic Feet (4 manuscript boxes, 1 large oversize 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 from Sarah Edgerton and others on 1922/07/20.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2016/03/30 by Edythe Huffman. EAD finding aid created 2016/03/30 by Edythe Huffman. EAD finding aid revised 2024/07/29 by Brittany Kropf.
- Abolitionists
- Abolitionists -- Indiana
- Cemeteries -- Indiana
- Correspondence
- Female Anti-Slavery Society (Henry County, Ind.)
- Henry County (Ind.)
- Indentures
- Invoices
- Local taxation
- New Castle Cemetery Association (New Castle, Ind.)
- Promissory notes
- Real property
- Receipts (Acknowledgements)
- Societies and clubs
- Taxation
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 19th (1861-1864)
- United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 36th (1861-1865)
- Women -- Societies and clubs
- Title
- Henry County, Indiana collection
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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
