William Sickels letter and transcription
Collection — Folder: S1769
Identifier: S1769
Scope and Contents
This collection includes an original letter and transcription from William Sickels in Indianapolis, Indiana on
1828/07/15 regarding his impressions of Indiana.
Dates
- 1828/07/15, undated
Creator
- Sickels, William (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
William Sickels was born at Troy, New York on August 20, 1795 to Thomas Sickels, a Revolutionary
War major. He graduated from the Jefferson College in Cannonsburg, Pennsylvania in 1824 and the
Princeton Theological Seminary in 1828. After moving to Indianapolis, he married Alma Cleopatra Coe
on June 17, 1829; they had seven children, three of whom died in infancy. He was a minister who served
in Indianapolis, Connersville, Rushville, Franklin, and in Jefferson County and elsewhere. He died in
Indianapolis on August 9, 1864.
"Sickels, William". 1850 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2013/11/12. http://
search.ancestrylibrary.com
"Sickels, William. History of the Davis Family: Being an account of the descendants of John Davis. p.
112. Retrieved 2013/11/12.
"Sickels, William". The Home and Foreign Record of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of
America . v.15, #10, p. 240. Retrieved 2013/11/12.
"Sickels, William". House built by Rev. William Sickels reminiscent of early Indianapolis. Retrieved
2013/11/12. http://indiamond6.ulib.iupui.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/ILWDPeat/id/125/rec/2
"Sickels, William". Indiana, Marriage Collection, 1800-1941. Retrieved 2013/11/12. http://
search.ancestrylibrary.co
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection includes two items.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Mrs. Frank Crawford on 1938/05/02.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2013/11/12 by Edythe Huffman. EAD finding aid created 2013/11/12 by Edythe Huffman. EAD finding aid revised 2018/06/07 by Lauren Patton and by Bethany Fiechter on 2019/07/22.
Creator
- Sickels, William (Person)
- Title
- William Sickels letter and transcription
- 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
