St. Clair family letter and will
Collection — Folder: S1753
Identifier: S1753
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of one letter written to Arthur St. Clair, Jr. and the handwritten
will of Arthur St. Clair III.
Dates
- 1803 and 1833
Creator
- St. Clair family (Family)
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
Arthur St. Clair, Jr. was born in 1734 and died in 1818.
Arthur St. Clair III was born on August 23, 1803, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Trained as a
lawyer, he served as a member of the State House of Representatives from 1828 to
1829. St. Clair was also the Register at the U.S. Land Office at Indianapolis from 1829
to 1833 and Postmaster in Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County from 1840 to 1841. He died
August 26, 1841.
Source:
Shepherd, Rebecca A., Charles W. Calhoun, Elizabeth Shanahan-Shoemaker, and Alan F. January,
comp. A Biographical Directory of the Indiana General Assembly, Volume 1, 1816-1899. Indianapolis:
The Select Committee on the Centennial History of the Indiana General Assembly, 1980.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 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.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2005/11 by Christina Baich. Finding aid revised by Bethany Fiechter. EAD finding aid created 2018/06/06 by Lauren Patton.
Creator
- St. Clair family (Family)
- Title
- St. Clair family letter and will
- 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
